Black Culture And Black Mother-Daughter Relationships Summary

Patricia Hill Collins wrote in her article, “ The Meaning of the Motherhood in Black Culture and Black Mothered-Daughter Relationships” the different social ideologies that are bestowed upon the womanhood culture. In her article, she talks about the differences between westernized white middle class motherhood and westernized black middle class. Despite the different social spectrum there is and the privilege divisions between them, household mothers tend to have the duty of nurturing and supporting their children emotionally, and taking care of their health. The idea of motherhood is nothing more than domestic wives and taking care of children. Throughout her essay, she explores the relationship between the meaning of motherhood in African American culture and Black mother daughter-relationships by identifying the distinct Afrocentric ideology of each.

In the black community, mothers are forced to be domestic servants while also being strong figures within their households, and they are labeled as mammys. Mammy is a term the degrades motherhood. Adhering to these standards bring the danger of low self-esteem of internalized oppression on that is passed on from mother to daughter provides a powerful mechanism for controlling African American communities. There is an ongoing tension that exists between the attempts to keep the institution of Black motherhood as it is for the benefit of the male counterparts and effort of black women to define their own value in motherhood. Also, the author defines women in black communities as Women-centered mothering networks. Women are basically taking care of their communities. Through the help of othermothers, which are mothers that support bloodmothers for whatever reason, supports the fact the women are essential in the healthcare of the