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Not to make too fine a point of this, I would say the questions, while similar, beg related but two distinct questions. What is the content of the white man's burden vs what is the concept of the white man's burden have significant enough overlap to be seen as one in the same but to me one springs from the other.
The first question asks what is included in the social construct which I would argue talks of everything including beliefs, but mostly speaks of what exist within its boundaries. Things like institutions, ways of operating, modes of behavior, practices, guidelines; acceptances, allowances vs taboos, and prohibitions.
And the second question, which asks what is the concept of the white man's burden. This I assume is asking for a delineation of the conceptual ideas, models, schemas of the white man's burden.
I see it like this there is a distinction between what is within an animals environment and how that animal perceives that environment. Perception of environment helps an animal create a schema or a process by which it can survive.
The social construct of white or Western identity and therefore the white mans burden was a structure created to resolve and justify anxieties, imperatives, impulses and desires for European expansion and was solidified by religious and secular tradition. Everything from fear of the East, lacking resources, growing European populations, war and more war on continental Europe led to formation of an inclusive European identity and a differentiated other that comprises . . . well . . . the rest of the known or unknown world.
In this way, if everything else in the world is a blank now-where land, and only Europe exist well Europe has to spread Identity to the unknown and blank spaces. The white man's burden.
Basically, a culture forms from the ideas a people have. Ideas, beliefs, and feelings are the sub-parts of culture. Ideas and beliefs aggregate around topics and concerns a group may have about xs and ys, and then a culture forms: a way of thinking and doing that is traditionalized. Again, as stated above there is a difference between what is in an environment and the perception of an organism in that environment. Of course the age old question: "Which came first the chicken or the egg?" causes us to perceive a blurred boundary where everything seems to bleed together.
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What was the phrase 19th century British foreign policy?
white mans burden
What was the white mans burden during the Spanish American War?
A lack of resistance to tropical diseases.
Summary of the white man's burden?
the white mans burden was about the u.s. wanting to improve and continue our growth and militarism so we were number one. And so we would not get our heads chopped off by Russian solders.
How did imperial powers view the African people?
The White mans burden. They believed that it was their responsibility to "Civilize" the African Natives.
Was the white mans burden an excuse for imperialism?
Most defiantly, the white mans burden is talking about how as Americans/white men it is our duty to "help out" other nations who are not as civilized as we are. which was a major excuse for imperialism during that time. Many countries would say that just by being on the same land as the Savages and uncivilized races they were "helping" them even if they were destroying their land and exploiting their resources.
What phrase came to define the idea that white s should help civilize nonwhites?
white mans burden
The black mans burden was for what audience?
The audience for "The Black Man's Burden" include people who have some educational background and the imperialists.
What was another name of the white mans burden?
The civilizing mission
What was another name for white mans burden?
Another name for "white man's burden" was "civilizing mission."
What do social darwinism and white man's burden have in common?
Both ideas sought to justify imperialism and colonialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Social Darwinism argued that only the fittest societies would survive, legitimizing the dominance of Western empires. The White Man's Burden similarly justified Western colonization as a moral duty to civilize and uplift non-Western societies.
How did the white mans burden contribut to the spread of imperialism in Africa?
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What was the phrase 19th century British foreign policy?
white mans burden
What is the rhyme scheme for white mans burden?
The rhyme scheme for the poem "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling is ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH.
What was the white mans burden during the Spanish American War?
A lack of resistance to tropical diseases.
What phrase came to define the idea that whites should help civilize?
white mans burden
What phrases came to define the idea that whites should help civilize nonwhites?
white mans burden
Summary of the white man's burden?
the white mans burden was about the u.s. wanting to improve and continue our growth and militarism so we were number one. And so we would not get our heads chopped off by Russian solders.
