James Dorney November 8, 1998 Sociology 100 Dr. Spraggins Slims Table: An Honest Look Into The Life Of A Working Class Black Person Slims Table, written by Mitchell Duneier has been called a “true stereotype buster” due to its content in which it truthfully examines the lifestyles of working class black men. The book is designed to break the common misconceptions imbedded in a majority of peoples minds over how a black man lives his life and why …showed first 75 words of 1522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1522 total…working class. He wanted to try and address the long-term myths about them, and although he conceded that he may not have gotten the whole picture, after all it would be pretty hard to; he truly did feel that his work allowed people to see what the black working man, living in a ghetto, is all about. Slims Table Understanding The Life Of A Working Class Black Man James Dorney Sociology 100 M-W-F 9:30-10:30 Dr. Spraggins