AFRAM 260 A: African American Family

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.