Honors Theses
Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
English
First Advisor
Ethel Young-Scurlock
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
African-American gender roles have traditionally been problematic in regards to studying the effects of traditional western nonns upon the black community. The purpose of this work is to elaborate on the particular difficulties that African-American women face when confronted with rigid social constraints in relationships (platonic, romantic, and familial). African- American fictitious literature is adept at depicting the many and varied subtleties and complexities of African-American female experiences in relationships and presents an intriguing slant to this topic. Thus, this work is mostly based upon fiction by African-American female writers who deal directly with the effects of African-American gender roles. The infomiation gathered for this text derives from African-American literature, criticism of African-American literature, historical evidence, sociological sources, and feminist theories. Essentially, this text has confinned that the basis for a large number of problems concerning African-American gender nornis originates with the necessity of the creation of positive African- American female imagery and African-American female autonomy.
Recommended Citation
Conner, Bethany Joy, ""The Sad (or Angry) Lament:" An Exposition of African American Struggles with Issues of Gender in Relationships Depicted Through Works of Literature." (2006). Honors Theses. 2191.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2191
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