Study Questions Number 19 Chrisler 16. Carolyn West, Mammy, jezebel, and sapphire: Developing and "oppositional gaze" toward the images of Black women. (286-299) Crawford & Unger. Mary Crawford. Two careers, three kids, and her 2,000 mile commute. (251-254) Crawford & Unger. Jo Ellen Brainin-Rodriguez. A daughter's story. (255-259) hooks Chapter 13. Feminist parenting. (72-77)

Student Name ______ Date: 11-15-07 Psychology 258 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.

1.	Describe the mammy image. Why was this image created? What affect can this image have on Black women? (289-294)
2.	Why are Black women more vulnerable to role strain? What are some solutions to Black women's role strain? (290-291)
3.	Devaluing dark skin and kinky hair served what purposes? (291-293)
4.	What role does the Mammy image have on Black women's eating disorders? Explain. Or the response by researchers and doctors to Black women's eating disorders? Contrast working-class Black women and middle-class Black women eating disorders. What accounts for these differences? (293-294)
5.	Describe the Jezebel image. Why was this image created? How does the Jezebel image shape Black women today? How does the Jezebel image make Black women more vulnerable? How does this image shape sexual decision making of some Black women? (294-295)
6.	Describe the Sapphire image. What purpose did this image server? Why was the Sapphire image socially constructed? What affect does the Sapphire image have on Black women? (295-297)
7.	In "Two careers, three kids, and her 2,000 mile commute," what fears and doubts did Crawford and her husband express? What personal rewards did they find? (251-254)
8.	In "A daughter's story," how did sexual abuse affect Brainin-Rodriquez and how did she confront and resolve its effects? (255-259)
9.	According to bell hooks, what is the effect of abusive shaming? (75)
10.	bell hooks said that no anti-feminist backlash has been as detrimental to the well-being of children as a societal disparagement of single mothers. Why does she say that? (77)