Assignment Number 17 Discussion/Writing Chrisler 16. Carolyn West, Mammy, jezebel, and sapphire: Developing and "oppositional gaze" toward the images of Black women. (236-252) Crawford & Unger. Part 4. Making a living: Women, work, and achievement. (217-218) Crawford & Unger. Marie Racine, Life in a factory. (219-222) hooks. Chapter 11. Ending violence. (61-66)

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1.	What is your reaction to the video: Gender Gap in Health Care? What did you learn? What did you find particularly important?
2.	What is your reaction to the New York Times article "Medicines Without Borders?"
3.	What is your reaction to the video: Health Clinic in Southwest Los Angeles? What do you believe are the root causes of the problems faced by patients and staff in this video?
4.	What is your reaction to the reading we did on Lives on the Edge: Single Mothers and Their Children in the Other America? What do you believe are the root causes of the problems faced by single mothers and their children in the Other America?
5.	Professor Carolyn West surrounds herself with images of African Americans that are demeaning and distorted. Why does she do that? In what ways do you remind yourself to challenge the oppressions in your life? Does it work? (237-239)
6.	In what ways will you take an "oppositional gaze" as a result of studying Carolyn West's lecture? What did you learn from this lecture? What will you do differently? (236-252)
7.	In what ways is androcentrism illustrated in Pipher's chapter "Then and now?" Has the power of androcentrism changed? Explain. What is your reaction to this chapter? (232-248)
8.	What forces make it difficult for maquiladoras (factory workers) to improve their working conditions and wages? (219-222) (Life in a factory).
9.	In thinking about the article "Life in a factory," can people in the U. S. do anything about the exploitation of workers in poor and less-developed countries? If so, what are those things? (219-222)
10.	How do you feel about the conditions women (Life in a factory) work under? Please explain. (219-222)
11.	Are there any parallels to the "Life in a factory" situations in the U. S. (Prostitutes and sew-workers. Foreign nannies here under false pretense, illegal immigrants, nonunionized immigrant farm workers)? Please explain.
12.	What is the relationship between male violence against women and imperialist militarism? How might you use this question to reflect on the War on Terrorism and the war against Iraq? (65-66)