Effects Of Race And Ethnicity

Constructions of Race and Ethnicity

Race has always been a significant sociological theme, from the founding of the field and the formulation of the "classical" theoretical statements to the present. No society is composed of genetically “pure” people. In spite of this, members of society tend to rank themselves into hierarchies based on race with one race assumed to be better than another. Although traditionally in the US the category white has been ranked higher than black or other categories, this may be changing as people refuse to designate themselves into a category and as society itself becomes more multiracial. peoples in their colonies into a hierarchy of categories which placed northern Europeans at the top of a pseudo-evolutionary
We all see the world through a racial lens that colors our world black, white, Asian, Mexican, minority, or "other" How we are seen and how we see others affects various domains of our lives and the lives of others; from the types of jobs we have, the amount of money we make, the kind of friends we make, the places we live, the foods we eat, the schools we go to, etc. The entire social structure we inhabit is affected by at least one social construction, race. Interestingly, most people in the United States (which consist of people of color) are aware of this, but have not dismantled it. Why is that?Often times the word social construct is thrown around in various theoretical and general works without ever being defined or discussed. However, understanding what is meant by race as a social construct is vital to understanding the capacity race has to intersect and affect other aspects and domains of life and society, as well as how to dismantle
Groups which want to assert their superiority cling to outmoded ideas that justify their domination and oppression of others. Placing themselves at the top of an artificially created evolutionary ladder, these groups assume some predetermined "natural" hierarchy that places them at the top as the superior race. The idea of race is then used, by demagogues like David Duke and Pat Buchanan, to divide people and benefit the aspirations of politicians seeking power. This is often referred to as to "play the race card." This is the case with the politician rhetoric of fear that focuses on the loss of white power to growing "hordes" of immigrants. the ideas of the far right attempt to persuade people that the American way of life is under threat. Race is used to create fear and hate thus benefiting those who construct definitions which divide groups from each other and ultimately from their own humanity.
However, we have no Yet we still have not figured out exactly how to rectify the very root of our issues. The major issue of racism. We all know it 's all within us; every one of us is somehow affected by the social programming. Social programming is designed and carried on from dominant group to an inferior group, just like when Japanese lost a war against U.S and U.S imposed their political culture to the Japanese. We are all very much aware that race difference