In the twentieth century, the target market for household technologies was identified and labeled "Mrs. Consumer," and the lifestyle, values, and ideals attributed to her guided household technology marketing throughout the century. Bonnie Fox conducted an investigation into household technology marketing techniques, using advertisements in Ladies Home Journal (LHJ) as her source material. I argue here that, because of the homogenous, mostly-white readership of LHJ, Fox's use of only LHJ advertisements limited some of the conclusions she could draw about Mrs. Consumer's lifestyle, values, and ideals. This thesis studies household technology advertisements in Ebony magazine and current literature about the black American experience to identify the impact of including race in the evaluation of household technology advertising in twentieth century America. In particular, this thesis addresses Mrs. Consumer's extensibility across race; Ebony's household technology advertisements' treatment of segregation, integration, assimilation, and racial pride; and those advertisements' handling of the public opinion that the twentieth century American black family structure was "pathological." This research identifies similarities and differences between the advertisement practices in Ebony and LHJ in those areas of interest, concluding that the black American housewife's home experience was more likely to be divergent from Mrs. Consumer's attributed reality and that Ebony's advertisers tended toward the aspirational when modeling and scripting household technology advertisements. / Master of Science

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:20:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rute Rodrigues dos Reis.pdf: 1093079 bytes, checksum: d1b9ee41112ef4d39d5ed810f899b530 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present study proposes to investigate black family life within the context of the city of São Paulo as well as the construction of both female and male places within these families. Throughout this work it is possible to notice that there is a conspicuous diversity of family patterns and that the historical experience of the African ascendance, the results of black captivity, and especially the matrifocality in their family patterns were and still are remarkable boundaries. This work aims to run through the ways of the construction of the black family throughout historical data and contemporary analysis which connect this debate to the one of gender relations. The theoretical choice for this study is based on the approaches about gender identity and racial identity, and also on the approach given by the Social Sciences as they deal with family relations. This study refers to a universe which settles the insertion of gender and race/ethnicity, relating it to a little explored universe, the one of femininity and masculinity / Neste estudo investigo a vida familiar negra no contexto da Cidade de São Paulo e a construção e lugar do feminino e do masculino nessas famílias. Compreende-se que há diversidade de modelos de família e que a experiência histórica da ascendência africana e os resultados das situações de cativeiro do negro, a matrifocalidade no modelo familiar foi e tem sido marca fundamental. Busca-se percorrer os caminhos de construção da família negra através de dados históricos e de análises contemporâneas que ligam este debate ao das relações de gênero. A opção teórica aqui adotada refere-se as abordagens sobre identidade de gênero e identidade racial e também sobre o enfoque dado pela Ciências Sociais ao tratar da questão familiar. O caminho de abordagem foi a História de Vida em que mulheres e homens narram suas experiências nas relações familiares. O estudo insere-se num universo que estabelece a intersecção de gênero e raça/etnia, vinculando ao universo pouco explorado, que é o da feminilidade e da masculinidade

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:53:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rute Rodrigues dos Reis.pdf: 1093079 bytes, checksum: d1b9ee41112ef4d39d5ed810f899b530 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present study proposes to investigate black family life within the context of the city of São Paulo as well as the construction of both female and male places within these families. Throughout this work it is possible to notice that there is a conspicuous diversity of family patterns and that the historical experience of the African ascendance, the results of black captivity, and especially the matrifocality in their family patterns were and still are remarkable boundaries. This work aims to run through the ways of the construction of the black family throughout historical data and contemporary analysis which connect this debate to the one of gender relations. The theoretical choice for this study is based on the approaches about gender identity and racial identity, and also on the approach given by the Social Sciences as they deal with family relations. This study refers to a universe which settles the insertion of gender and race/ethnicity, relating it to a little explored universe, the one of femininity and masculinity / Neste estudo investigo a vida familiar negra no contexto da Cidade de São Paulo e a construção e lugar do feminino e do masculino nessas famílias. Compreende-se que há diversidade de modelos de família e que a experiência histórica da ascendência africana e os resultados das situações de cativeiro do negro, a matrifocalidade no modelo familiar foi e tem sido marca fundamental. Busca-se percorrer os caminhos de construção da família negra através de dados históricos e de análises contemporâneas que ligam este debate ao das relações de gênero. A opção teórica aqui adotada refere-se as abordagens sobre identidade de gênero e identidade racial e também sobre o enfoque dado pela Ciências Sociais ao tratar da questão familiar. O caminho de abordagem foi a História de Vida em que mulheres e homens narram suas experiências nas relações familiares. O estudo insere-se num universo que estabelece a intersecção de gênero e raça/etnia, vinculando ao universo pouco explorado, que é o da feminilidade e da masculinidade

Submitted by Mariana Dornelles Vargas (marianadv) on 2015-03-18T19:45:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 bencao_compadre.pdf: 1928205 bytes, checksum: 56abdb49852777b79e2450e1cd408521 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-18T19:45:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bencao_compadre.pdf: 1928205 bytes, checksum: 56abdb49852777b79e2450e1cd408521 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / CNPQ – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / O trabalho estuda as relações familiares e de parentesco dos escravos em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, no decorrer dos oitocentos. Para tanto, foi realizado um cruzamento de fontes variadas relativas aos escravos e negros libertos, procurando sempre que possível acompanhar a trajetória desse grupo social ao longo do tempo durante o cativeiro mediante as experiências de parentesco, inserções no mundo do trabalho, etnicidade, escravidão, gênero e liberdade. A investigação priorizou a análise das relações familiares e afetivas de escravos e libertos, dando ênfase aos laços sociais confirmados pelo compadrio. O trabalho tenta problematizar a respeito do processo de socialização em torno da comunidade cativa negra local e de pensarmos como se reproduziam as relações hierárquicas entre os escravos e os demais setores sociais. Houve a preocupação em reconstituir as famílias negras pesquisadas por intermédio do intercruzamento da documentação coligida (registros de batismos, óbitos, inventários post-mortem, cartas de alforrias, etc.). Dessa forma, procuramos entender a relevância da família escrava para o projeto de obtenção da alforria para parentes e aliados, e como elemento de resistência. / The paper studies the relationships of family and kinship slaves in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, in the course of eight hundred. To this end we carried out a cross from various sources relating to slaves and free blacks, looking wherever possible to follow the trajectory of this social group over time during his captivity by the experiences of kinship, insertions in the world of work, ethnicity, slavery, gender and freedom. Research prioritized the analysis of family relationship and emotional slaves and freedmen, emphasizing the social bonds confirmed by cronyism. The paper attempts to ask questions about the process of socialization around the captive local black community and think about how they reproduced the hierarchical relations between slaves and other social sectors. There was concern rebuild black families searched through the interbreeding of the documentation collected records (baptisms, deaths, postmortem inventories, letters of manumission, etc.). Thus we understand the importance of the family slave to the project of obtaining manumission for relatives and allies, and as a resistance element.

There is conflicting evidence on Black parenting, specifically Black mothers as it relates to their educational participation in their children’s lives. This study focuses on the intersection of Black parenting, specifically single Black mothers, their Black experience in society, and their participation in the educational experiences of their daughters. There is a need to explore the experiences, behaviors, and actions of single Black mothers as they raise their daughters from early childhood to high school. For example, some research depicts Black mothers as uncaring about their children’s education. The purpose of this study is to examine how these single Black mothers educate and care for their daughters to provide additional insight. The following areas of research were highlighted: the Black experience, the Black family, cultural roles of Black women, the Black mother’s standpoint, and the culture of acting white. The concept addressed in this study is the resiliency of the Black mothers. The statement of the problem is drawn from motherwork, a theoretical framework that looks at distinct ways Black mothers navigate the education experiences of their children. The research questions and qualitative methodological approach of portraiture is different from traditional qualitative work, which focuses on the goodness of the research participant, instead of the failure of research participants. Portraiture paints a portrait of the research participant with words and allows for in-depth dialogue. Some current research depicts single mothers in a negative perspective. This study provides additional insight on how single Black mothers educate and care for their daughters. This additional information may be applicable to all parents and educators and serves as another source about motherhood for children being raised from early childhood to high school. / text

Thesis (Ed.D.) -- Teachers College, Columbia University, 1991. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Jo Anne Kleifgen. Dissertation Committee: Lucy McCormick Calkins. Includes bibliographical references: (leaves 181-185).

This study will investigate family life and explore the realities and the resilience of traditional, Black middle class families in Carver City-Lincoln Gardens through changing times. This research will contribute to the literature on local history in Tampa, with a particular focus on Black family. The goal of this study is to demonstrate how Black families support and sustain themselves through the collective efforts of the community and extend kinships.

Architecture for Black Africans would ask, “How can I live with my brother?”. How to live in peace and harmony with the other people with whom we share our African continent? It is architecture created by activities of Black African people. Fostering unity and friendship, reflecting the concept of 'ubuntu' [spirit of sharing]. Places and linkages are created by this architecture for the building of the African family and community. Freed from destructive ego of individualism, but enslaved to selfless life-giving service to Black African people’s needs. This is architecture that constructs a stage, where Black Africans may perform their activities. In so doing, it enables them to rise to their greatness. / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Architecture / MArch(Prof) / unrestricted

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Research on military families has increased since the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; however, the research focuses on military families is general with little specific information on Black families within the military. Given the known general impact of race, this is a critical gap in the research into military families. This qualitative descriptive study explores the life of Black daughters in military families by examining the challenges and benefits of growing up as a Black daughter in a military family. There were three primary research questions asked of the participants about their experiences: 1) What challenges did you experience growing up in a military family; 2) What benefits did you experience growing up in a military family; and, 3) Do you believe that being Black affected the challenges and benefits you experienced? If so, in what way(s)? The participants also answered two additional questions of importance to social workers and health practitioners who work with military families: 1) What advice would you give to social workers who work with military families?; and, 2) What advice would you have for the military to help families address the challenges you have mentioned? The answers to the primary research questions are reviewed through the Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity (MMRI), models of systems theory, mettle, adaptability, and transformability. Consideration of the “Strong Black Woman” perspective is also examined. A look at the roles that women play as well as roles imposed on women by others is explored. Implications for social workers, health practitioners, and schools of social work are discussed, inclusive of military family culture and the importance of cultural competence in considering the intersections of a person’s life: racial identity in addition to military implications. / 2021-10-02

Research on involuntary childlessness and adoption among heterosexuals is primarily focused on women's needs and perceptions. Consequently, little is known about how men view childlessness and adoption, and less is known about Black men's perceptions. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore Black heterosexual men's experiences of considering adoption when involved in an involuntarily childless relationship. Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory served as a foundation for this study. Data were derived from semi structured interviews with 7 participants and 3 adoption professionals. Transcribed and coded data were analyzed using MAXQDA 2018, a qualitative data analysis software. Initial codes were drawn deductively, by use of recurrent codes in published literature, and inductively, from an initial reading of the data. Themes were identified among codes, then placed within one of three broad categories: adoption perceptions, childlessness and adoption consideration experiences, and adoption consideration influences. The study results showed that couple difficulty in resolving adoption differences; gender nuances in the adoption decision-making journey; overwhelming social pressure to father children; limited social support; and silence, inaction, or procrastination surrounding adoption were common features of most male experiences. This study has implications for positive social change, as the findings can inform adoption recruiters' outreach program content and methodology. Family counselors will derive insight into multiple issues surrounding involuntarily childless Black couples to provide them with effective conflict resolution intervention.