Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Class in Black Family Studies.

Collins, Patricia Hill

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ERIC Number: EJ339499

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Class in Black Family Studies.

Collins, Patricia Hill

Teaching Sociology, v14 n3 p193-95 Jul 1986

Presents the content and use of an opening day exercise, a 14-item true-false questionnaire on Black American families. This exercise: (1) establishes an interactive classroom environment, (2) defuses racial anxiety, (3) promotes self-awareness, (4) generates content interest, and (5) teaches important content. (JDH)

Descriptors: Black Family, Black Studies, Class Activities, College Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Sociology, Stereotypes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Language: English

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