MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

AFR207  20086-99999

Black Women

1.

Describe the psychosocial perspective on gender and culture. (I)

2.

Describe the socialization and formation of gender and cultural identity within the various ethnic subcultures subsumed under the phrase "Black women." (II)

3.

Describe the conflicts and determine the challenges relating to assimilation and cultural plurality for Black women within the dominant social, cultural, and political structure. (III)

4.

Identify the issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Black women within their ethnic communities and as a subculture of the dominant culture. (IV)

5.

Evaluate the images and status of Black women within American social institutions such as the media, education, religion, marriage and the family, work, and the economy. (V)

6.

Contrast and compare issues of political parity and economic equity for Black women within American social institutions such as the media, education, religion, marriage and the family, work, and the economy. (V)

7.

Contrast and compare traditional family roles of women within the Black subcultures and the contemporary roles of women in the dominant culture and in other ethnic subcultures in America. (V)

8.

Describe and analyze the issues faced by Black women regarding exogamous unions, heads of households, and alternative lifestyles. (V)

9.

Describe and analyze the reproduction issues faced by young Black women, including the significance of religion and natal family influences in their perception of reasonable options. (V)

10.

Propose critical issues for Black women in America in the third millennium. (VI)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

AFR207  20086-99999

Black Women

I. Psychosocial Perspectives

A. Gender

B. Culture

II. Identity

A. Socialization and formation

B. Culture

C. Gender

III. Assimilation vs. Cultural Plurality

A. Assimilation

B. Cultural plurality

C. American women's movement

D. Cross-cultural alliances

IV. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) Black Women

A. Gender and sexual identity issues within Black subcultures

B. Relationship with GLBT women of other cultures

C. Relationship with GLBT women of dominant culture

D. Domestic partnerships and family issues

V. Black and American Social Institutions

A. Images of Black women in the media

B. Social construction of status for Black women

C. Educational attainment and social mobility

D. Political parity and economic equity

E. Traditional families, exogamous, and alternative unions

F. Religion and reproduction issues

VI. Critical issues for Black Women in the Third Millennium

A. Perpetuating gender stratification through cultural transmission

B. Developing alliances across cultures

C. Prospects for social change

D. Social mobility and acquisition of political power