Purchase Solution

Critique of article: Historical view of African American social status.

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I would like help to critique this article on African American history and its effect on their status today. Please discuss the message being conveyed, a brief conclusion and what you have learned from the article. About one double spaced page would give me a great start.

See the attached file.

Attachments
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution critiques and draws conclusions on an article about African American history and its effect on their status today. Please view the attachment to see the original article. This solution has 310 words.

Solution Preview

Thank you for your question. It is apparent from the above article that the author tries to draw some conclusions about African Americans' sociological status today in the U.S., using historical sources. Although his historical analysis is to a great extent accurate, when drawing connections with today's inequalities he sometimes falls into generalizations.

In particular, the author's central contention is that African Americans carry a long and strong history, the foundations of which are ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Sociology: Socialization & Social Groups

A refresher quiz on socialization.

Research Methods for Data Collection

This quiz is designed for students to help them gain a better understanding of the different types of research and when to appropriately use them.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Critique of article on Africans: a historical overview

    20625 Help to critique an article on Africans: a historical overview I would like help to critique this article on African Americans: a Historical Perspective. I need help starting this approximately one page double spaced text.

  • Civil Rights Movement

    Who in their essays present two sympathetic but different theories, of the early days of the African American Civil Rights Movement.

  • Black Women's Attitudes Towards Birth Control

    For example, the article clearly shows how African American women's attitudes towards birth control differ drastically from those of white women because of historical reasons and social justice issues.

  • Diversity

    On this basis, African American women will have to be evaluated within their social and cultural context, focused on the negative socio-cultural influences that have been a part of their historical past.

  • African American Inequalities: Article Review

    In the 2008 article of Katz & Stern, they propose that the inequalities faced by African-Americans of economic and social nature lead to the reinforcement of poverty and criminality within African-American communities.

  • Gender Inequality in the Workplace (Globally)

    The following article provides a view of mothers being the sole caregivers for their children: http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/21_02_02.pdf It will provide you with a different view of the social status of mothers.

  • Gender and Family Relations

    Compare African-American, Latino and Asian-American families in terms of gender socialization of children and the influence of the multiple oppressions of race, gender, and social class.

  • Primary Keys in Personality Resiliency

    Fifty-three African-American and 60 White 10th grade students completed the Perceived Social Support Scale for Family and Friends, the Ways of Coping Checklist, and Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths.

  • Social Class and Therapy

    474597 Social Class and Therapy Discuss your interpretation of a middle class African American counselor and explain how social class could impact his/her work as a therapist.

View More Related Solutions