| Assignment Number 18 Discussion/Writing Chrisler 17. Suzanna Rose. Crossing the color line in women's friendships. (254-274) Crawford & Unger. Marcelle Williams. Ladies on the line (223-230) Crawford & Unger. Shellee Colen. "With respect and feelings." (231-250) Pipher 13. What I've learned from listening. (248-259) hooks 12. Feminist masculinity. (67-71) |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 11-9-04 Psychology 358 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| 1. | What was your reaction to our discussion with Sandra Wright? What did you learn? | ||
| 2. | Have you confronted your own racism? In what ways are you racist? What can you do about that? Have you had transformative experiences regarding race? If so, please describe. (254-274) | ||
| 3. | Do the guided fantasy on being a person of another race. What was the most important thing you learned from the race reversal fantasy? (257) | ||
| 4. | In "Ladies on the line," how do you believe that gender and ethnic discrimination affect Mrs. Singh's working conditions? In what ways are these processes similar to other stories we have read? (227-229) | ||
| 5. | How do you feel about the reading "Ladies on the line? What situation or statement evoked the most feeling? Please explain. (223-230) | ||
| 6. | In "With respect and feelings," What kinds of jobs did West Indian women hold back home? How were they treated as domestics in New York City? What is your reaction? (231-250) | ||
| 7. | What do the West Indian women want most of all from their employers? Will this article lead you to be more sensitive to the personhood and needs of women who work in blue color jobs such as motel housekeepers? (231-250) | ||
| 8. | What do you believe it is in our culture that destroys the happiness of so many teenage girls? (Pipher, 252) | ||
| 9. | In Pipher's chapter "What I've learned from listening " she lists basic skills that she encourages girls to acquire. What are those basic skills? What is your reaction to that advice? (Pipher, 256-259) | ||
| 10. | From reading "Feminist masculinity" in hooks, what do you believe a feminist masculinity would be like? How would it differ from patriarchic masculinity? Would you like men in your life to possess feminist masculinity? (67-71) | ||
| 11. | Go to the UW System Women's Studies Librarian's Office. What did you see that interested you? | ||