The Female in the Black Family: Dominant Mate or Helpmate?
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Black Psychology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 45-55
- https://doi.org/10.1177/009579848200900104
Abstract
Two views of the Black woman as having a special posi tion, power, and dominance during and after slavery are presented. An examination of each school of thought reveals that the Black woman has been strong, but not dominant. Instead, she has been more of a "helpmate" in the family's quest for survival. In addition, the matri archal myth regarding the Black woman has been cre ated and maintained by certain psychological/historical mechanisms. It is stated that the Black woman is unique, but also has positive and negative traits as do her fellow human beings.Keywords
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