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Black Women Achievers: An Isolated Elite
Author(s) -
Benjamin Lois
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1982.tb01246.x
Subject(s) - elite , alienation , sociology , ideal (ethics) , gender studies , ideal type , selection (genetic algorithm) , social science , epistemology , political science , philosophy , law , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science
This report deals with the marginality of upwardly mobile black women and the sociological consequences of their marginal status in contributing to their social isolation and their mate selection chances. I examined two ideal types of women achievers, Type A and Type B, and the way in which they respond to their alienation.