10038 A 5 to be arranged Open 0/ 25 J
Full-term
THIS COURSE EXPLORES CULTURAL
PROCESSES AS WELL AS POLITICAL,
ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND
POLICIES THAT HAVE SHAPED, AND
CONTINUE TO SHAPE, THE WAYS IN
WHICH AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES
FORM AND FUNCTION. WE WILL EXAMINE
THE HISTORY, EXPERIENCES, STRUGGLES
AND PROGRESS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
FAMILIES IN THE U.S. BEGINNING WITH
PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA AND ENDING WITH
CURRENT ISSUES FACING AFRICAN
AMERICAN FAMILIES, THE COURSE WILL
EMPHASIZE HOW AFRICAN AMERICAN
FAMILIES HAVE ACTED AS AGENTS IN
THEIR OWN LIVES BY DEVELOPING
ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THEIR
SURVIVAL. FINALLY, WE WILL
INVESTIGATE KEY CONCEPTS, THEORIES,
AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
FAMILIES IN THE U.S.
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