The ethos of black motherhood in America : only white women get pregnant / Kimberly C. Harper.
| Author/creator | Harper, Kimberly, 1982- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxii, 135 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lexington studies in health communication Lexington studies in health communication. ^A1443405 |
| Contents | Historical representations of Black motherhood -- Setting the tone -- The legislative decisions governing Black wombs -- Ideology, ethos, and silence -- Where are all the Black mothers in pregnancy books? -- Reproductive justice and Black women's lives -- Black midwives and reclaiming choice -- The will to resist is a form of love -- Conclusions. |
| Abstract | This book discusses existing problems with Black maternal health and the rhetorical implications of ethos in American society. |
| Abstract | The Ethos of Black Motherhood in America: Only White Women Get Pregnant examines the ethos of Black and white mothers in America's racialized society. Kimberly C. Harper argues that the current Black maternal health crisis is not a new one, but an existing one rooted in the disregard for Black wombs dating back to America's history with chattel slavery. Examining the reproductive laws that controlled the reproductive experiences of black women, Harper provides a fresh insight into the "bad black mother" trope that Black feminist scholars have theorized and argues that the controlling images of black motherhood are a creation of the American nation-state. In addition to a discussion of black motherhood, Harper also explores the image of white motherhood as the center of the landscape of motherhood. Scholars of communication, gender studies, women's studies, history, and race studies will find this book particularly useful. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 2, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Harper, Kimberly C. Ethos of Black motherhood in America. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021] 1793601429 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781793601438 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1793601437 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (print) |
| ISBN | (print) |
| Stock number | 9781793601438 Ingram Content Group |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |