Ethos of Black Motherhood in America - Only White Women Get Pregnant

This book discusses existing problems with Black maternal health and the rhetorical implications of ethos in American society.

List of contents

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Historical Representations of Black Motherhood
Chapter 2: Setting the Tone
Chapter 3: The Legislative Decisions Governing Black Wombs
Chapter 4: Ideology, Ethos, and Silence
Chapter 5: Where are all the Black Mothers in Pregnancy Books?
Chapter 6: Reproductive Justice and Black Women's Lives
Chapter 7: Black Midwives & Reclaiming Choice
Chapter 8: The Will to Resist is a Form of Love
Conclusions
Appendix A
Appendix B
About the Author

About the author

Kimberly C. Harper is assistant professor and associate chair of English and director of technical writing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Summary

This book discusses existing problems with Black maternal health and the rhetorical implications of ethos in American society.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly C. Harper
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781793601421
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-142-1
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: Lexington Studies in Health Communication; Bloomsbury Studies in Health Communication
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Social discrimination & inequality, Communication Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Gender studies: women, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Black & Asian Studies, Social discrimination and social justice, Relating to African American / Black American people