Spartan Daily, February 6, 1980

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Daddy May Bring Home Some Bread, but He Don\u27t Cut No Ice: The Economic Plight of the Father Figure in Black American Literature

This tale is a forceful and eloquent commentary on the American economic system which conspires to make it impossible for the Black man to acquire anything more than a mere biscuit, no matter how he plays the economic game. If he plays according to the rules, the rules are changed rather than reward him with his just due. If he fails to play according to the rules, others are rewarded for their efforts and he is punished for his failure. He\u27s damned if he does, and he\u27s damned if he doesn\u27t. Everyone knows enough about the history of this country from slavery through reconstruction to the present moment, to be aware of the economic castration suffered by the Black male whatever his reaction - whether he took his little biscuit with a servile smile and a humble thank you, or whether he vigorously fought for a loaf. We all know also that any man who is unable to protect and provide for his family, any man denied the opportunity to compete with other men for the kinds of jobs that bring a sense of fulfillment and pride, will inevitably be psychologically emasculated. I harp on the word emasculated here advisedly, for as we look at the literary portraits of the black male, we see that the symbolic effect of his economic deprivation is emasculation. The sexual ramifications of this whole situation are as much real as they are symbolic

Patterns of Sexual Dimorphism in North American Indian Groups

This study examines patterns of sexual dimorphism in 26 North American Indian and Siberian groups. Past research on sexual dimorphism has looked into possible causative factors such as nutritional status, settlement type, marriage systems, sexual division of labor, and climate. No one explanation can be universally applied to all populations. Three measurements of height; standing height, sitting height, and sub-ischial height were examined for variation in sexual dimorphism. Univariate and multivariate statistical tests were performed to determine which component of stature contributes more to the variability in sexual dimorphism. Results of this study indicate that the groups of the Northwest coast and Siberia both exhibited a pattern of low sexual dimorphism relative to the inland North American groups. It is suggested that a more recent ancestry between the Northwest coast and Siberian groups is partly responsible for a similar pattern of dimorphism. Further, it is suggested that a long-standing adaptation to a cold climate in Siberia is evidenced in the low dimorphism of the Northwest coast and Siberian groups. Leg length contributed more to group variability, but it is known that leg length is more susceptible to environmental changes. This study suggests that the differences in sexual dimorphism patterns in North America and the similarities in patterning of the Northwest Coast groups and Siberian groups are a reflection of the involvement of a combination of genetic and environmental factors

October 13, 1986

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Hair Trigger 38

An anthology, edited by students, featuring the fiction, prose and creative non-fiction work of students, alumni, and staff. Editors: Jennifer Clare Bostrom, Karina Corona, Claire Doty, Elizabeth Gerard, Emma LaSaine, Kate Rothgaber. Cover photograph: Daniel Mrotek. 304 pages.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/hairtrigger/1035/thumbnail.jp