According to the film, even though race is not biological, it is a salient social and historical idea/concept. What do we call this in our society?
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Step 1: This concept is known as social constructivism, which is the idea that race is a social construct created by society rather than a biological reality. Show more…
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In the film clip from Race: The Power of an Illusion, Historian James Horton states "You give me the power; can make you any race I want you to be. In the history of race in the United States, who has played the largest role in dictating racial categories as we understand them today? Slave owners New immigrant groups Judges The white majority
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How can you explain that race is a social construction and not about DNA or color per se? What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
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