Response to Balck Bourgeoise
Response to Balck BourgeoiseBy: Anonymous
Black Bourgeoisie Reading Response In the first section of Frazier�s Black Bourgeoisie, �The World of Reality�, Frazier introduces his discussion of the interplay of class and race. He outlines the historical roots of the social place of most African-Americans in the U.S.A. and that of the black middle class. Frazier asserts the inconsequential place of middle class African-Americans and their resulting inferiority complex. He depicts the black middle class as living in a �no man�s land� in the dominant white culture of America. Frazier begins a more detailed explanation of his theories by discussing the place of the black bourgeoisie in the political and power structures of America. He contends that the black middle class has no real power in America at this time. He attributes the appearance of power to the fact that the members of the black bourgeoisie hold strategic positions in the segregated community. However, he maintains that all of these �power� positions still feed into the white power structure. Next, he discusses the break with...
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