Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought

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1986
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Abstract
Black women have long occupied marginal positions in academic settings. I argue that many Black female intellectuals have made creative use of their marginality—their "outsider within" status–to produce Black feminist thought that reflects a special standpoint on self, family, and society. I describe and explore the sociological significance of three characteristic themes in such thought: (1) Black women's self-definition and self-valuation; (2) the interlocking nature of oppression; and (3) the importance of Afro-American women's culture. After considering how Black women might draw upon these key themes as outsiders within to generate a distinctive standpoint on existing sociological paradigms, I conclude by suggesting that other sociologists would also benefit by placing greater trust in the creative potential of their own personal and cultural biographies.
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Authors Patrícia Hill Collins
Journal soviet social problems
Year 1986
DOI
10.2307/800672
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https://academic.oup.com/socpro/article-pdf/33/6/s14/4565137/socpro33-0s14.pdf
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