Sociology 2270A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Racialization, The Talented Tenth, Social Inequality

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2270A/B
• Professor: Dr. Peter Chimbos

Document Summary

Intellectual influences: du bois"s so(cid:272)iolog(cid:455) (cid:449)as shaped (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:373)ethods a(cid:374)d theoreti(cid:272)al traditio(cid:374)s, (cid:373)ost notably pragmatism, positivism and marxism. German historicisms and romanticism: the souls of black represents the poetic, romantic and historically minded du bois, the goal was to describe the black historical experience. Studying race scientifically: the philadelphia negro: the book has aged well and stands up in comparison to the widely-acknowledged classics of this genre, two things that stand out in this book, 1. Du bois did it all on his own fieldwork: 2. Social inequality: caste and class: he was also very interested in social classes, the philadelphia negro there is much amount the social classes amount african. It is to (cid:449)hites" (cid:272)olle(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e ad(cid:448)a(cid:374)tage to ha(cid:448)e afri(cid:272)a(cid:374) a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) su(cid:272)(cid:272)eed e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)all(cid:455), they are unwilling to help them and may even act to their further detriment. Theoretical contributions: there is no general theory in his work because he never set out to create one.