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What is double consciousness _______________?
Correct answer: D. All of the above answers are correct.
- A. An early aspect of ethnic criticism
- B. An understanding of how double experiences create identity
- C. A concept developed by W.E.B Du Bois
- D. All of the above answers are correct.
Explanation
W. E. B. Du Bois developed double consciousness to describe the divided self-awareness produced by seeing oneself through both one's own identity and the dominant society's prejudiced view. It became a foundational idea in ethnic and African American criticism, so all the statements fit.
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