Word: kilsonian
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...major thesis of the Kilsonian analysis is that black cultural separatism is anti-achievement in orientation, therefore it minimizes the intellectual performance of blacks. This black cultural separatism is a remnant of the ideologically-filled sixties. It is invisibly imposed in order to provide self-security of blacks and institutional leverage over a variety of campus operations. The repercussions of this cultural behavior are national in scope and are manifest on the undergraduate and graduate levels. He concludes that the future quality of the black elites and professionals are at stake. The situation can be rectified by breaking down these...
...Kilsonian analysis is one-dimensional because it is concerned exclusively with the functional dimension of black culture. The context of his characterization is institutions viewed as sources for blacks of skill-acquisition, not existential meaning. He is interested only in the production of highly qualified black graduates from these institutions, who will in turn become black intellectuals and professionals in order to enhance the black masses...
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