Study Questions Number 10
Kilmartin Chapter 5 continued (107-116)
Jordan Chapter 5. Howard Law School (108-125)
Student Name _____________________
Date due: 2-26-08
Psychology of Men 270
Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
1. How did University Homes, DePauw, and Howard University interact in providing Vernon Jordan with distinctive and formative experiences as he grew into a man? (J 108-109)
2. Know the definitions of ethnic identity, acculturation, ethnic separatist, bicultural, assimilated, marginal, dissimulation, machismo, racism, and institutional racism. (K 107-110)
3. Describe some of the common themes of continuity and change, cultural diversity within a group often perceived as unitary, individual behavior within the context of group ideology, and the interactions among race, class, and gender. (K 108-109)
4. Describe the cycle of poverty and powerlessness in the section on African-American men. What is the cool pose? What function does the cool pose serve? (K110-112)
5. Most African-American men survive quite well in a society that seeks to marginalize them. What systematic inequities must these men overcome? Describe. (K 110 -112)
6. What historic, systematic inequities must Asian men overcome? Describe. (K 112-113)