According to Karenga the elements of capitalism, racism, and sexism in our society has a put a damper of negativity on the male-female relations. More specifically the black working/ lower class relationships. He continues to defend his theory by explaining the four connections. Four connections he feels strongly contributes to the down fall of black-male and female relationships. The first connection is the cash connection; this is the ideal that everyone and everything is for …showed first 75 words of 491 total…

…showed last 75 words of 491 total…makes the money, goes to school, cook the food and becomes the male role model. This produces amounts of animosity between the black man and the black female. This makes it difficult for the woman to remain dependent on a man especially a black man.Personally speaking, this ideal has no place in my life because of the way I was raised. I was taught never to depend on any man regardless of their color.