Full Description
This book explores the role and experience of African American women scholars and educators in the field of human, family, and consumer sciences. Its five sections cover careers in education, the role of historically Black colleges and universities, opportunities and challenges brought about by the internationalization of the field, opportunities for new careers paths in the human sciences, and the current and future role of technology. The contributors come from a variety of backgrounds with experiences in research, teaching, outreach, and service. Taken together, the essays capture the vitality and diversity of knowledge that has, over time, assisted in transforming the field.
Contents
Preface
Part I Women, Education, and Careers
Chapter 1
Quest for Education: Empowerment of Women of Color
Julia R. Miller Arline
Debra Mayfield
William H. Whittaker, Jr.
Chapter 2
African American Women's Pathway to Leadership Success: Resilience to Challenges Built on Mentoring and Spirituality
Vanessa P. Jackson
Julia R. Miller Arline
Chapter 3
Professional Working Women: A Qualitative Look at African American Mothers
Nina Lyon Bennett
Chapter 4
Getting and Staying in the Mainstream: African American Women's Contribution to the Human Sciences
Vanessa P. Jackson
Julia R. Miller
Chapter 5
Administrative Acumen in Working with Our Next Generation of Professionals
Ethel G. Jones
Chapter 6
Effects of Stressful Trauma on Black Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health
Quantanise M. Williams
Chapter 7
Celebrating the Journey, an Extension Legacy: Past, Present, and Future A Biography of Dr. Alma Hobbs
Alice F. Joyner
Part II Historically Black Colleges and U
