Socioeconomic Influences ABSTRACTS

do black females attempt to resolve the dilemma of femininity and high achievement goals? This paper discusses and reviews the..nature of ttat relationship between 'femininity and high achievement need Which has generally been of areverse nature. The dilemma. of Wing female for the black women is that she is being urged by society in general to cultivate traits that lend themselves-to femininity, i.e., depedency,- passilieness, submissiveness, and the like. On the other hand, She is pressured by the politica17economic syster and survival nee,:s of the black community to develop those traits that are contrary to the ideas of, womanhood as prescribedby the sex role Standaid, i.e., independence, self-assertion, persistence, and so on. Historical and future implications are also discussed. "(Author/RJ) 9