Respond to each question below. 1. Explain how race is socially constructed. Provide evidence that counters a biological explanation for race. Race has been socially constructed throughout history‚ and it continues to evolve and change as society suggests. The prominent society has created‚ grouped together‚ and stereotyped individuals influenced by several factors such as cultural stances‚ religion‚ tradition‚ and the more basic geographical origin‚ and physical characteristics
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Mixed Race America The works of Child of the America’s by Aurora Levins Morales and What It’s Like to be a Black Girl (For Those of You Who Aren’t) by Patricia Smith was because of the direct contrast of the statements “I am whole” in Morales poem verses “…and feeling like you’re not finished” in Smith’s poem. Both statements in these poems are strong‚ stating a completion of a human soul and both poems are in agreement that race is a part of the completion to the human soul. Levins Morales’
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Diversity is more than race or gender! Diversity is defined as the state or fact of being diverse. There are different types of diversity such as: capabilities and disabilities‚ age‚ gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ socio-economic backgrounds and sexual orientation. The acceptance of these diverse affiliations in a society ensures harmonious existence and peaceful relations. Many people often think of diversity as simply demographic‚ a matter of color‚ gender‚ or age. However‚ groups can be disparate
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glad because I got new shoes and to have fun( I mostly liked the part of getting new adidas). Everyone started training for the big race who was in Mr. Henry’s and Mrs. Siegert’s classes. It was hard to train because
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Racism Everyone has been racist before. Whether it just be a little joke or a serious act against their race every one hears it and reacts to it therefore racism will never stop. It’s a mental thing and most people don’t see the real affect and how bad it really is. Tv shows‚ movies‚ pictures its everywhere. But let’s just imagine what it would be like to be a african american person being bullied for the color of his skin‚ or a Asian because of his eyes those are things they cannot change. How
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In the film Race an Illusion‚ the social concept of race is evaluated. The government needed race to justify slavery and segregation of humans based off of biological differences. Science was looked at to validate what people already thought about racial differences. This use of science shows how scientific knowledge is constructed. The scientific method is just a process of obtaining data. That data is then interpreted. The perspective and thoughts of the interpreter can skew how the report the
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Race classifications in forensic anthropology. Race classification will always precede controversy. Perhaps nowhere else in the scientific world is such controversy as profound as in the field of forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropology is concerned with the employment of the scientific standards and principles of anthropology in order to investigate crime. It is the unfortunate task of the forensic anthropologist to make use of race as a means of classifying human remains on a near daily basis
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about race relations‚ however they have been short-lived‚ and have not led to a greater degree of progress towards racial equality. Orelus’ article speaks the dire need for open and honest conversations about race in order for the United States to move past its structure of institutional racism. Using critical race theory‚ he attempts to explain the lack of engagement when it comes to discussions of race‚ especially from those who are privileged. He states that the silence on racism and race in general
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Race should not be considered in a social matter‚ such as job interviews‚ events‚ and any other occasions of interaction. Race is simply biological. It is a part of them‚ yet to others‚ it shouldn’t matter what color of skin or where a person origins are set unless it affects a situation or is needed to be addressed. In the modern world‚ race cannot go unnoticed‚ but people do not have to let it influence the way they act towards a person. In the essay‚ “What is Race?” by Victor M. Fernandez‚ the
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social class over race and gender is supported by the realization that socioeconomic disadvantage is in reality a present handicap‚ rather than an intergeneration one and it can be assessed at an individual level and not necessarily in aggregate (Magnus & Mick‚ 2000). Aggregating an entire race or gender in affirmative action is a reflection of the inherent shortcomings contained as being underprivileged is more influenced by the family background rather being from a certain race. Sacks (2007) observes
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