Answer the following prompts in paper from sources provided at bottom od instructions. Make the information flow in a good transitional paper with intro, body, and conclusion.
How does the concept of double consciousness connect to the looking-glass self? For example, when Du Bois says that double consciousness is an awareness of always being viewed as “a problem”, how does that illustrate the looking-glass self?
Why might an African-American need to show a different “self” when with white people than when with other African-Americans?
Why does Du Bois say that being fully black might involve “strivings” that our society regards as incompatible with being fully American?
What three examples does Barack Obama give of young black male experiences?
How could the concept “double consciousness” be applied to other groups, such as working mothers, lesbians, gay men and transgender persons in the USA today? In what ways might some parts of American culture, such as some forms of fundamentalist religion, still see the “strivings” of those groups as incompatible with being fully American?
Use at least one quote from each of the sources on the resources page and paraphrase it to show understanding.
You will be graded on how well you select the most relevant information, how concisely you present it (avoiding ‘padding’) and the clarity of your writing.
Sources:
1. The looking glass self: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/individuals-and-society/self-identity/v/charles-cooley-looking-glass-self
2. Double conciousness and the looking glass self: https://socioconcepts.blogspot.com/2013/09/double-consciousness-and-looking-glass.html?showComment=1571963155096
3. Du Bois: http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v122/brown.html
4. The soulds of Black folk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvE3Ft10h2w&t=1s&ab_channel=RSARSA
5. How does it feel to be the problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z04KVyhZM5g&ab_channel=Macat
6. Lee Daniels: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/09/14/double-consciousness-in-lee-daniels-the-butler/
7. President Obama: https://www.npr.org/2013/07/19/203679977/transcript-obamas-remarks-on-trayvon-martin-ruling
PLease feel free to conatct me for any assistance with instructions or sources.