From mammy to Miss America and beyond: cultural images and the shaping of US social policy

Abstract

Acknowledgements, Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Social Significance of Cultural Imagery 3. Cultural Images as Symbols of African American Womanhood 4. Imagery of African American Womanhood: Underlying Conditions 5. Cultural Imagery and Empiricism 6. Gender Oriented Social Policy: An Agenda for Improving the Status of African American Women 7. The US Legal System: Protecting the Rights of the Priviledged 8. Determining Entitlements: The Exclusionary Nature of Cultural Imagery 9. A Microcultural Response: Alternatives to Institutional Support 10. Redefining Images of African American Womanhood and Reshaping Social Policy Notes Bibliography