Compare and contrast the goals and tone of The Souls of Black Folk with The Souls of White Folk. Be sure to place both pieces within their respective historical contexts.
What will be an ideal response?
First, historically, The Souls of Black Folk is important because it explicitly exposed an important intellectual and political schism in the black community between the more moderate Booker T. Washington; and the more radical Du Bois. Second, from a social science standpoint, The Souls of Black Folk is significant because Du Bois writes in a new “voice.” Disgusted by the failure of sound empirical research to lead to desperately needed social change for the African American community and having done the empirical work himself, Du Bois became convinced that empirical data alone would never convince white Americans of the true workings of racial discrimination and prejudice.
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Average household income for the top one-fifth of American households was almost $________, while the average for the 20 percent of American households in the lowest income group was about $_________
a. 100,000; 10,000 b. 166,000; less than 20,000 c. 250,000; 8,000 d. 150,000; 30,000 e. 200,000; 50,000
Researchers have outlined _____ types of power bases within families
A. three B. four C. five D. six
The term _______________ refers to the ability of individuals to adapt their manner of communication to various circumstances
a. leveling b. situational adaptability c. transaction management d. complementarity
Based on income statistics provided in the chapter, it is correct to say that the richest 20 percent of the population earns more than _____ times as much as the poorest 20 percent
a. two b. twelve c. fifty d. one hundred