Question 1

Du Bois was intensely critical of the Black church and thought it could/should do more for its people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Du Bois's work is exemplary in that it illuminates the intertwined structural and subjective causes and consequences of class, race, and racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

According to Du Bois the most pressing problem facing American society is

Accepted Answer

A)  double consciousness 
B)  the color line 
C)  the veil 
D)  Marxism 
A)  double consciousness 
B)  the color line 
C)  the veil 
D)  Marxism B

Question 4

Du Bois defines this institution as the "social center of Negro life in the United States" and felt it could and should do more for its people.

Accepted Answer

A)  NAACP 
B)  the Black church 
C)  community neighborhoods 
D)  the family structure 
A)  NAACP 
B)  the Black church 
C)  community neighborhoods 
D)  the family structure

Question 5

Du Bois defines the "color line" as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The relation of the darker to the lighter races of men. 
B)  The feeling of two-ness and the sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others. 
C)  Feelings of racism and inequality. 
D)  The essence and power of black spirituality. 
A)  The relation of the darker to the lighter races of men. 
B)  The feeling of two-ness and the sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others. 
C)  Feelings of racism and inequality. 
D)  The essence and power of black spirituality.

Question 6

Explain Du Bois's concept of the veil. Show how it relates to his other concepts double-consciousness and the color line.

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois's concept of the veil ref

Question 7

Discuss Du Bois's use of the term "clairvoyance" in The Souls of White Folk. Be sure to also define and discuss the consciousness of whites as stated by Du Bois. Further, show how the concepts of democracy and religion play into this discussion.

Accepted Answer

a. Du Bois suggests that, unbeknownst to

Question 8

Du Bois largely ignored demographic data when performing research in the Seventh Ward for his work The Philadelphia Negro.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Du Bois systematically sets out the specific social consequences of prejudice and discrimination within The Philadelphia Negro.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Du Bois recognized that race does not work or exist solely at the rational level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The authors state Du Bois's work The Philadelphia Negro can best be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  theoretically individualistic 
B)  theoretically multidimensional 
C)  theoretically collectivistic 
D)  theoretically rational 
A)  theoretically individualistic 
B)  theoretically multidimensional 
C)  theoretically collectivistic 
D)  theoretically rational

Question 12

The concept of double-consciousness parallel's which theorist's notion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marx's fetters 
B)  Durkheim's profane 
C)  Weber's bureaucracy 
D)  Simmel's stranger 
A)  Marx's fetters 
B)  Durkheim's profane 
C)  Weber's bureaucracy 
D)  Simmel's stranger

Question 13

In The Souls of White Folk, Du Bois argues that racism

Accepted Answer

A)  is unconnected to European colonialism 
B)  is receding as whites' souls become more tolerant 
C)  in America is less oppressive than in other nations 
D)  America is oppressive in structure and practice 
A)  is unconnected to European colonialism 
B)  is receding as whites' souls become more tolerant 
C)  in America is less oppressive than in other nations 
D)  America is oppressive in structure and practice

Question 14

Discuss Du Bois's concepts of the color line, the veil, and double consciousness using concrete examples. What theoretical issue/s do these concepts raise?

Accepted Answer

a. "The problem of the twentieth century

Question 15

The basic theoretical orientation of Du Bois as established by the authors is

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonrational, collective 
B)  Nonrational, individual 
C)  Rational, collective 
D)  Rational, individual 
A)  Nonrational, collective 
B)  Nonrational, individual 
C)  Rational, collective 
D)  Rational, individual

Question 16

Explain what Du Bois is discussing when he states "…this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."

Accepted Answer

Du Bois is discussing the concept of dou

Question 17

Explain how Du Bois's notion of a color line can be found in different quadrants of American life, today. Apply his analytical framework to investigate modern American race discourse.

Accepted Answer

a. Varies. Provides useful exa

Question 18

Summarize Du Bois's main points concerning his stance on Booker T. Washington.

Accepted Answer

a. Varies.

Question 19

The Souls of Black Folk exposed a political and intellectual schism between radical political activists such as Du Bois and moderates like

Accepted Answer

A)  Ida B. Wells-Barnett 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  The Talented Tenth 
D)  Nina Gomer 
A)  Ida B. Wells-Barnett 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  The Talented Tenth 
D)  Nina Gomer

Question 20

In The Philadelphia Negro Du Bois's typology recognizes the power of nonrational factors when it depicts an upper-class

Accepted Answer

A)  thin blue line 
B)  color ceiling 
C)  colortocracy 
D)  race veil 
A)  thin blue line 
B)  color ceiling 
C)  colortocracy 
D)  race veil

Du Bois was intensely critical of the Black church and thought it could/should do more for its people.

Du Bois's work is exemplary in that it illuminates the intertwined structural and subjective causes and consequences of class, race, and racism.

According to Du Bois the most pressing problem facing American society is

Du Bois defines this institution as the "social center of Negro life in the United States" and felt it could and should do more for its people.

Du Bois defines the "color line" as:

Explain Du Bois's concept of the veil. Show how it relates to his other concepts double-consciousness and the color line.

Discuss Du Bois's use of the term "clairvoyance" in The Souls of White Folk. Be sure to also define and discuss the consciousness of whites as stated by Du Bois. Further, show how the concepts of democracy and religion play into this discussion.

Du Bois largely ignored demographic data when performing research in the Seventh Ward for his work The Philadelphia Negro.

Du Bois systematically sets out the specific social consequences of prejudice and discrimination within The Philadelphia Negro.

Du Bois recognized that race does not work or exist solely at the rational level.

The authors state Du Bois's work The Philadelphia Negro can best be described as which of the following?

The concept of double-consciousness parallel's which theorist's notion?

In The Souls of White Folk, Du Bois argues that racism

Discuss Du Bois's concepts of the color line, the veil, and double consciousness using concrete examples. What theoretical issue/s do these concepts raise?

The basic theoretical orientation of Du Bois as established by the authors is

Explain what Du Bois is discussing when he states "…this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."

Explain how Du Bois's notion of a color line can be found in different quadrants of American life, today. Apply his analytical framework to investigate modern American race discourse.

Summarize Du Bois's main points concerning his stance on Booker T. Washington.

The Souls of Black Folk exposed a political and intellectual schism between radical political activists such as Du Bois and moderates like

In The Philadelphia Negro Du Bois's typology recognizes the power of nonrational factors when it depicts an upper-class

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Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

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Georg Simmel

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Du Bois was intensely critical of the Black church and thought it could/should do more for its people.

Du Bois's work is exemplary in that it illuminates the intertwined structural and subjective causes and consequences of class, race, and racism.

According to Du Bois the most pressing problem facing American society is

Du Bois defines this institution as the "social center of Negro life in the United States" and felt it could and should do more for its people.

Du Bois defines the "color line" as:

Explain Du Bois's concept of the veil. Show how it relates to his other concepts double-consciousness and the color line.

Discuss Du Bois's use of the term "clairvoyance" in The Souls of White Folk. Be sure to also define and discuss the consciousness of whites as stated by Du Bois. Further, show how the concepts of democracy and religion play into this discussion.

Du Bois largely ignored demographic data when performing research in the Seventh Ward for his work The Philadelphia Negro.

Du Bois systematically sets out the specific social consequences of prejudice and discrimination within The Philadelphia Negro.

Du Bois recognized that race does not work or exist solely at the rational level.

The authors state Du Bois's work The Philadelphia Negro can best be described as which of the following?

The concept of double-consciousness parallel's which theorist's notion?

In The Souls of White Folk, Du Bois argues that racism

Discuss Du Bois's concepts of the color line, the veil, and double consciousness using concrete examples. What theoretical issue/s do these concepts raise?

The basic theoretical orientation of Du Bois as established by the authors is

Explain what Du Bois is discussing when he states "…this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."

Explain how Du Bois's notion of a color line can be found in different quadrants of American life, today. Apply his analytical framework to investigate modern American race discourse.

Summarize Du Bois's main points concerning his stance on Booker T. Washington.

The Souls of Black Folk exposed a political and intellectual schism between radical political activists such as Du Bois and moderates like

In The Philadelphia Negro Du Bois's typology recognizes the power of nonrational factors when it depicts an upper-class

Introduction

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Georg Simmel

George Herbert Mead

Structural Functionalism

Critical Theory

Exchange and Rational Choice Theory

Symbolic Interaactionism and Dramaturgy

Phenomenology

Poststructuralism

Postmodernism

The Global Society

Filters