Notes: Original Notes from the First Women\u27s Liberation Consciousness Raising Group in Jacksonville

Handwritten and typed notes including topics of discussion for the Consciousness Raising group discussion meetings October 22, 1970-March 1972. NOW Major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

Consciousness-Raising

Guidelines and suggested for feminist consciousness-raising small group conversations. Includes handwritten additional steps and notes in margins. NOW Major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

Pamphlet: Consciousness Raising

Goals and guidelines for Consciousness Raising Groups. NOW major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

LLS: Consciousness-Raising of the Latino/Communities Diversity

In Latinas/os everyday lives, their culture and their race are objectified and marginalized. Historically, this is represented in the assumption that Latin-American culture is ???Latino??? culture, when their experiences are in actuality quite different. This conflation led to the establishment of Latina/o Studies here at the University of Illinois. All our group members have been students in Latina/o Studies classes, and we have conducted interviews with people in these classes, observed these classes, and handed out surveys to try and discover the reasons behind students??? interest in Latina/o Studies classes. We also asked these students in our interviews about their experiences as Latinas/os in a predominantly white university, the stereotypes they face, and the extra challenges of being a minority student here. We have come to the conclusion that ethnographic research on the Latino Community is challenging and fruitful, although we have only begun to scratch the surface. There are so many aspects to being ???Latino??? that the array of possibilities cannot be fully determined. We have, however, discussed the challenges that Latinos face in terms of education, stereotypes as well as racisms.unpublishe

Handout: What Every Young Woman Should Ask!

Consciousness-raising questions. NOW major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

Guidelines: What We Do At Meetings

Consciousness- raising meeting guidelines. NOW major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

Guidelines: Consciousness Raising Group Meetings

Guidelines for Consciousness Raising group meeting. NOW major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

Sisterhood and the Small Group

Article about the Women\u27s Liberation movement, sisterhood and small group consciousness raising meetings. Major local projects: Consciousness raising groups

Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationThis research begins by examining four theoretical perspectives on interpersonal relationships. After reviewing reinforcement theories, cognitive theories, and psychoanalytic theories a set of propositions are set forth which direct attention to the importance of communication for the establishment and development of interpersonal relationships. This function of communication is termed relational communication. The study sought to develop and validate a coding scheme for measuring relational interaction by answering the following questions: (1) What types of relational interaction characterize decision-making groups and consciousness-raising groups?; (2) What, if any, are the differences in relational interaction between a decision-making group and a consciousness-raising group?' (3) Do patterns of relational interaction in either a decision-making group or a consciousness-raising group change over time; (4) Does the interaction produced by dyads in either a decision making group or consciousness-raising group differ from a group's total interaction. The audio-recordings of two decision-making groups and two consciousness-raising groups were subjected to a Markov statistical analysis. The results of the study suggest the following conclusions: (1) Decision-making groups function similarly and are characterized by equivalent symmetry, competitive symmetry, initiation cycles, and deference; (2) Consciousness-raising groups operate as unique interacting systems. While both groups are characterized by equivalent symmetry, one consciousness-raising group used initiation sequences and the other resorts to relational deference; (3) Decision-making interaction varies over time; (4) Only one of the consciousness-raising group had significant change over time; (5) Dyads formed by the leader and opinion deviate in decision-making groups differ from the total group interaction. Finally, the study proposes changes in the coding scheme and recommendations for future research