Essays about: "internalised racism and coping mechanisms"

Found 1 essay containing the words internalised racism and coping mechanisms.

1. 1. The Stains of Colourism and Shame : An Exploration into Toni Morrison's novel God Help the Child 

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Juliette Thompson; [2020]
   Keywords : self-esteem; racist shaming; colourism; passing; internalised racism and coping mechanisms;

   Abstract : In this essay we will analyse Toni Morrison’s God Help the Child (2015), to show how colourism and racist shaming, an ordeal that began with slavery, has continued to affect the lives of the characters Sweetness and her daughter Bride, two black women living in America. These negative ideologies, which are pervasive in American society, have been internalised and created a low self-esteem in both characters. READ MORE