Summary Of Looking Glass Self By W. E. B Dubois

Intra-class struggles still makes a significant impact in America. The middle class still struggles today through wages and job employment, so it is difficult to make a quality way of living in society. There was a struggle for women in economics where they face a challenge of being economically independent. However, racism was a major struggle for African-Americans in which the Civil Rights Movement followed after. Civil Rights Movement was a time where it eliminated racial barriers, but it led America to transferred politically and culturally. This movement allowed African-Americans to fight against their ethical citizenship rights.
W.E.B. Du Bois explains the concept of racism through African-Americans eyes and how they viewed their life
It is very important to look at many perspectives because often individuals have preconceived ideas that can hinder us from reality. How does it feel to be a problem? Why do I have to feel inferior to other races based upon my class or race? These are the words that Du Bois mentioned to his readers in “The Souls of Black Folks." Following W.E.B. Du Bois concept of double consciousness, in today’s society is it still difficult for African-Americans to unify their African identity with American? Can the shadow of prejudice ever be eliminated over time in society?
The “Looking Glass Self” concept relates back to Du Bois concept of how African-Americans would view themselves the way they would want to be perceived as. The glass implies that we develop out of society’s individual perceptions and adapt to others views of ourselves. At one point in my life, I was surrounded with a group of friends that tried to alter my self-image by putting me in peer pressure situations. I had to make a wise decision because it would affect the way others would perceive my character as an
The veil correlates with Karl Marx’s concept of false consciousness meaning a way of thinking prevents a person from perceiving their true environment. For example, this concept can be used for the disadvantaged because they believe that they are inferior in society such as the poor, minorities, and even workers. Men were considered to be inferior to women in every aspect in society. Women struggled to make an efficient way of living for themselves because they were trapped in the man’s shadow. Women would have desires and ambitions, but they could only wish because men were dominant in every aspect in life. Why are men always credited for all human