My American life
Subtitle: from rage to entitlement : a memoir
By: Price M. Cobbs.
Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Cobbs, Price M.; African Americans -- Biography.; African American psychiatrists -- Biography.; African Americans -- Psychology.; Racism -- United States.; African Americans -- Social conditions.; United States -- Race relations.; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Biography.; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations.
Genres: Biography.
Description: In this memoir, Cobbs reflects on his life and the development of his own theory of black rage based on his medical doctor internship and residency experiences. Applying his theory to himself, Cobbs recognizes the need to accept rage but to channel it to secure rightful entitlement rooted in self-worth. He sees this as the challenge for black Americans today, to turn rage into positive action that better addresses historic and continuing obstacles rather than toward self-destructive behavior.