This discussion board is a chance for you to reflect on what you learned about W
This discussion board is a chance for you to reflect on what you learned about W.E.B. Du Bois, his contributions to sociology and his theoretical perspective. This was in the assigned readings, Introduction Chapter of A Sociology Experiment, and in the Videos about Theoretical Perspectives, Part 2.
Step 1: Your Initial Post
Your initial post is worth 5 points.
Scroll down to click the “Reply” button. You will then see a text box, where you will write your answers to the following questions. After you have finished typing your answers, click “Post Reply” (the blue box on the bottom right corner of the text box). After you have posted your answers to these questions, you will see your classmates’ answers to these questions. You are then ready to do Step 2 below.
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Question:What resonated with you when reading and watching the video about Du Bois’ analysis of race and capitalism? What connections do you see between Du Bois’s analysis and our society today? In your answer, please be sure to reference details from the class material — specifically, from the Introduction chapter of A Sociology Experiment and/or the Videos about Theoretical Perspectives, Part 2, both of which are linked above.
Step 2: Respond to Your Classmates
This portion of the assignment is worth 5 points.
After you have posted your reply to Step 1 on this discussion board, you will have access to your classmates’ answers to my questions in Step 1.
Read through your classmates’ initial posts.
Respond to 2 classmates by doing the following:
Respond to classmates that do not already have a lot of responses
Answer the following in your response: Do you see any connections between your classmate’s answer and Du Bois’s concept of the psychological wages of whiteness? Remember that this concept was described in both the assigned Introduction chapter and in Videos about Theoretical Perspectives Part 2 (which are linked above). If you do see a connection, how so? If you do not, why not? In your answer, be sure to incorporate specifics from your classmate’s answer and details from the assigned Introduction chapter and/or Videos about Theoretical Perspectives, Part 2.
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Grading
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