| Study Questions Number 17 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) |
Student Name _________ Date: 4-5-05 Psychology 358 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
| 1. | Describe the mammy image. Why was this image created? What affect can this image have on Black women? (239-240) |
| 2. | Why are Black women more vulnerable to role strain? What are some solutions to Black women's role strain? (240-241) |
| 3. | Devaluing dark skin and kinky hair served what purposes? (241-243) |
| 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? (244-245) |
| 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? (245-247) |
| 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? (247-249) |
| 7. | What basic rights do maquiladoras (factory workers) lack? What message do such conditions communicate? (219-222) |
| 8. | What forces make it difficult for maquiladoras (factory workers) to improve their working conditions and wages? (219-222) |
| 9. | What role do women play in patriarchal violence? What can women do to end patriarchal violence? (62-66) |