Define the biological perspective of “race”.

1. Define the biological perspective of “race”. Why does the “social construction” of race consider the biological perspective problematic?
2. Define “social stratification” and “intersectionality” and explain why intersectionality explains inequality more specifically. Give two examples
3. Compare and contrast functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and conflict theories. Define “critical race theory” and explain why its understanding is especially important for people of color.
4. How has recent immigration differed from early immigration to the U.S.?
5. Explain John Berry’s concept of culturation and compare it with multiculturalism.
6.Compare and contrast three different “agents of socialization” and give an example of each.
7. Explain five different types of racism and give an example of each.
8. Native Americans were horrifically impacted as a result of the White colonization of America. List three of the most impactful laws against Native Americans and their consequences.
9. How do some Indigenous North Americans view gender differently than we traditionally view gender in dominant American culture? Give at least two examples.
10. What is “white supremacy” and how does “white fragility” fit in? Give two examples of white fragility.

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