We Dream, you do: “Great” Grandmothers Teach a Lesson in Women's Changing Roles

A student-designed life history interview project on women's changing roles and expectations provided a powerful learning experience linking textbook material on gender bias and cohort effects to the lives of actual women. Psychology of Women students invited 7 grandmothers to talk about their...

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Published in:Teaching of psychology 1998-10, Vol.25 (4), p.289-291
Main Author: Vozzola, Elizabeth C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Expectation
Family Life
Females
Grandparents
Higher Education
Interviews
Oral History
Psychology
Sex Bias
Sex Discrimination
Sex Role
Theory Practice Relationship
Twentieth Century
United States History
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Summary:A student-designed life history interview project on women's changing roles and expectations provided a powerful learning experience linking textbook material on gender bias and cohort effects to the lives of actual women. Psychology of Women students invited 7 grandmothers to talk about their lives, perceptions of changing roles, and expectations for their daughters and granddaughters. In this article, I discuss and evaluate student responses to the activity.
ISSN:0098-6283
1532-8023
DOI:10.1080/00986289809709719