Biculturalism In All Our Kin

Society has this understanding that in order to be part of one culture you are not part of another. Not only are you not part of the other but they are mutually exclusive meaning that if you are part of one culture, in this instance the black culture, then you cannot be part of the other, mainstream culture. This notion of biculturalism is generally assumed by most individuals but in All Our Kin, Stack proceeds to present a different implication as to where Blacks are both committed to black culture and mainstream culture and most importantly that the two are not mutually exclusive as generally assumed. When looking at society as a whole one can see that many different cultures share the same values. This notion presented backs this understanding …show more content…
They had to ability to be affluent as they took part of all of the decisions made in society unlike that of the black individuals. Unlike the Blacks, this notion of biculturalism and the commitment to both cultures did not exist in that of white culture. It impacted the white individuals on a better level because as each Black made a move towards being a part of mainstream culture, the whites benefited in some way. For instance, as stated above, the white employers decide the wages and whether or not they needed poor black workers. The whites are already a part of mainstream culture but when they allow the Blacks to take part of their culture it is due to the fact that in some way the whites will benefit for instance instead of a white individual working the dirty, demeaning job, they would in turn give it to the poor black man because they viewed them to be without much worth. Also as Blacks would make moves towards finding a steady home to live in, the whites benefitted as they owned the homes in the poor neighborhoods. This allowed the whites to make money by marking up the prices of the apartments to their liking without question by the welfare