{"product_id":"the-philadelphia-negro-social-study-bois","title":"The Philadelphia Negro  Social Study","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy W. E. B. Du Bois\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. E. B. Du Bois's groundbreaking social study of black Americans living in Philadelphia at the end of the 1800s remains an outstanding and thorough example of sociology.  Using knowledge gained from research of black neighborhoods during his time at the University of Pennsylvania  Du Bois was determined to create an all-embracing profile of urban black American society. Some three years of intensive research  interviews  and statistical gathering went into The Philadelphia Negro; it revealed endemic social prejudices and the abject poverty which many black Americans endured. The area studied was the Seventh Ward - a borough of Philadelphia which included the impoverished black ghetto  the striving middle-classes  and even affluent whites. For Du Bois  the root causes of the social divide were ingrained negative perceptions towards black Americans  such as the notion that black workers are innately dishonest or indolent. Incidents of racial discrimination  whereby blacks in a line of business or seeking employ are turned aside on the basis of skin color  are numerous. More positively  the author unearthed multiple appraisals from those who had employed black workers - some only as a last resort - who became very impressed at their employee's diligence  ability and passion. Spanning the education  recreation  work  housing and environment conditions  and much more besides  The Philadelphia Negro remains a landmark text of sociology.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52437653750040,"sku":"9781639231409","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/71-0TC6-WVL._SL1360.jpg?v=1784924070","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/the-philadelphia-negro-social-study-bois","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}