Black and White Women as Friends: Building Cross-race Friendships
- ISBN-10
- 1572731125
- ISBN-13
- 9781572731127
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hampton Press (NJ)
- Author
- Mary W. McCullough
Description
This ethnographic study focuses on how women conduct cross-race friendships within adversarial contexts, to shed light on the complexity of these friendships and the intersections of race, class and gender. It offers an insight into the lives of women and the potential for social change.
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