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Family
■ Staples also pointed out that black men
make up one-third of the United-States
Army and that while these'men are able to
marry, many of their situations are not
condusive 52 percent of the adult blacks
in this country are not living with or mar¬
ried to a spouse of the opposite sex. That
figure in the white community is only 32
percent, Staples added.
"We must understand that this short¬
age of males is related to economic and
political factors," Staples said. "We
know, for instance, that generally the only
people who go to jail in this society are
those who are poor. We also know that .
drugs are often a way of coping with feel¬
ings of helplessness and alienation and we
know that many of the people in the mil¬
itary are not there because they are patri¬
otic but because they were unable to find
jobs in the civilian sector."
Staples said that when everything is
taken into consideration, there is only one
eligible black man for every five black
women in the United States. In the late
ages, that eligibility rate is put into deeper
jeopardy due to the black male mortality
rate. Black males were the only sex race
group to have actually lost years off its life
expectancy, said Staples, who added that
the average black man does not live past
t he age of 62
"We are literally in danger of becoming
an extinct species," Ihe professor said.
Staples said other potential dangers to
black marriages and lamilies can be traced
homosexual and  the blacks who haup     to the fact that more black women are
drug problems or mental problems " going to college than are black men  He
YMCA opens outdoor program
The Central Valley YMCA of Fresno is will  be incorporated into the  program
beginning a new Outdoor Adventure Pro which will stress the sale and correct way
gram for teenagers and young adults in to enjoy the outdoors. Plans for construe
the Fresno area and is seeking volunteers tion of a new rockclimbing wall are al
who are  interested  in  instructing  and ready underway (or the YMCA Joe Ginet
planning program courses Fitness Center downtown.
Activities like backpacking, Whitewater
raiting, cross country skiing, downhill ski ror more information please contacl
ing.  rockclimbing.  and  mountaineering the Central Valley YMCA at 233-5737
Journal of Black Studies and The Journal
of Marriage and the Family, said society
cannot fully understand the problems of
the black family until it realizes that one of
every three black men does not have a
job. He also cited the imbalance in the
black sex ration ratio as a major hazard,
in that there are "100 black women for
every 85 black males" in the United
States.
"There is somewhat of an imbalance in
the sex ratio in the white community too,
but that imbalance doesn't fall in the mari
tal ages as it does with black," Staples
said. "There are approximately 1.2 milion
more black women than black men and
that shortage is concentrated in the ages
between 18 and 35 This means that for
large numbers ol black women, there are
simply no men physically present to form
marriages with, if they want to marry
within the race "
Staples said the availability ol black males
becomes even less when one considers
the segment ol the black males who can
by 135.000. Today there are 100,000 more
black women than black mates, males
who are enrolled in college.
"This makes it toogh for black women
who want to many a man of the same
race and the same education," Staples
said. "We find that many of the bteck
women who have graduated from college
remain unmarried before the age of 30
arid if they do get married, they are more
likely to windupgettingdivorced than any
other group in society. They are also the
least likely of any group to remarry."
Starves said that this male-female college
ratio' among blacks result in a number of
marriages in which the female is the recip¬
ient of a higher income. That element,
he said, can and does lead to various ten¬
sions upon the relationship.
"Because this society tends to be sexist
as weO as racist, women who have higher
incomes than their husbands are more
likely to be physicaly abused and they are
more likely to be divorced," said Staples.
"The men have troubles dealing with their
self esteem and their masculine pride.
They tend to be less happy."    -* >**
Staples said the American famly, and
the black family in particular, cannot be
stabilized until there are changes made in
society's values system.
"We don't stabilize the family by pro¬
hibiting abortion," he remarked. "We
don't stabilize it by preventing sex outside
of the marital context. And Me don't sta¬
bilize the family by putting the woman
back into the kitchen barefoot and pregnant.
We stabilize families by maximizing
their capicity and their resources by which
they can sustain and support a family. Itis
this latter crucial variable that blacks con¬
tinue fall short of and it is the one varia¬
ble that the present Administration has
made no attempts to deal with. Our con¬
ventional forms of families definitely seems
to be in trouble.*
"There arc
■ hlac
k men who are
existing
•nen black women can
larry and li
tim ,
a family with."
Staples
icludes the large
number
black men
inpri
son, the blacks
who are
ARE YOU MY TYPE?
DONATE BLOOD
THEN YOU'LL KNOW!!
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November 9, 10, 11
10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
College Union Lounge
Sponsored by:
Health Science Club
Associated Students
Donors will receive a bandana
in appreciation for donating /
1982 Blood drive slated to
start operation tomorrow
The CSUF 1982 Blood Drive is sche¬
duled to run tomorrow through
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
College Union Lounge.
For donating, participants will receive a
bandana with the Central California
Blood Bank logo on it All donaters will
also receive credit in the CSUF Blood
Account which allows the participant and
amount of free blood whenever it is medi¬
cally necessary.
Interested participants should eat a
good breakfast containing a high suger
content the day they plan to donate, offi-
Once started, the process should take
less than 45 minutes and refreshments
will be served after the participants have
donated. Donors should refrain from
strenuous activities the day they give
blood, officials said.
Those who are taking medication, are
blood anemic, weigh less than 110
pounds, or who have just recovered from
a serious illness or oral surgery are not
allowed to donate.
Those who are not able to donate dur¬
ing the three-day drive can go to Fresno's
Central California Blood Bank at 3425 N.
First St.
The Blood Drive is sponsored by the
CSUF Health Science Club, the
AFROTC, the Student Nurses of Califor¬
nia and Fresno's Central California Blood
Bank.
University: A Campus Dialogue
Associated Students Presents:
The Future
Is Now
Jack Chambers and staff
from the Center for
Information Processing
will discuss:
1. "Eliza" (whoever she is?)
2. What is Computer Assisted
Instruction »
3. CSU Student/Faculty
Innovative Courseware
Design Competition
Upstairs Cafeteria Room 202
November 10  12:45—2:00 PM
Sowby, Burnett to
teach CPR workshop
A workshop on "CPtf A We in Your.
Hands" wiD be offeredthrough'the Div¬
ision of Extended Education at CSUF
Nov. 19-20.
Dr. Sherman Sowby, an associate pro¬
fessor of health science, and Lynn Bur¬
nett, a lecturer in hearth science, will con¬
duct the sessions from 4 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov, 19 and from 8:30a.m. to4:30
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20.
The class wiD meet in Room 200 of the
CSUF Cafeteria and will carry one unit of
extension credit or 15 hours of continuing
education for nurse*. Tuition is $45 for
one unit and an additional $10 for nurses .
risk factors, early warning signs of heart
attack, treatment of obstructed airway
and an update on new resuscitative pro¬
cedures. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
practice and certification wffl be provided.
For mors information, contact ihe
CSUF Division of Extended Education at
294-2549.
Letters
Not included
As a staff member and jazz d.j. on
KFSR, 1 must protest the constant refer-
.-in es to KFSR as a station playing pro-
;essive and new wave music. True,
KFSR's format includes progressive and
,u. wave music, yet you have consist
ently neglected to mentton other areas of
KFSR'!
For instance, on KFSR, one can hear
jazz, reggae, R&B, Christian rock, coun¬
try, folk, vintage rock and classical. No
mention has been made of our public
affairs programming. Why not?
KFSR is a station serving the campus
community, as well as the greater Fresno-
Clovis area. It has been a long time com¬
ing. We at KFSR are doing our best to
appeal to a wide range of musical tastes,
not just new wave.
Simon V. Thomas
Senate Position
Graduate Studies Senator
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Applications available at CU 316
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