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Early, Gerald, Ed. – 1993
Black intellectuals and writers were invited to write essays on assimilation, race, and identity, using a famous quotation from W. E. B. Du Bois about the double soul of the American Negro as a point of departure. Considering the double consciousness of which Du Bois wrote resulted in the following essays: (1) "Free at Last? A Personal…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Blacks
Hall, William S.; Freedle, Roy O. – 1975
The express focus of this book is primarily on black American language. However, it is asserted, a comprehensive interpretation of this language requires an understanding of its social and cultural context. This book reviews the various ways in which the black experience in the United States has been treated in social science. It points out a…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black History, Cognitive Processes
Kakar, Sudhir – 1978
This book explores the developmental significance of Hindu infancy and childhood, and its influence on Indian identity formation. Drawing upon anthropological evidence, life-historical and clinical data, mythology and folklore, the investigation encompasses collective fantasy as well as the daily worlds of Hindu social organization in search of…
Descriptors: Caste, Children, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences