In this discussion we explore of race and racism. There is no pure biological race. “Race” is a social construct. It is dynamic, culturally relative, and has important historical, political and socioeconomic implications around the world.
–Go to the PBS online companion to the documentary, Race: The Power of an Illusion: https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/
–Review at least one of the following modules: Sorting People, Emergence of the Racial Hierarchy, Human Diversity, Racial Classification as Cultural, or How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Created.
Please answer the following questions:
1. What do we mean when we say that race is “socially constructed?” Since ‘race’ is a social rather than biological term, what are the implications for change, growth, and diversity in American society? Give specific examples.
2. What did you find particularly interesting and/or disturbing in the information you reviewed?
Please do not respond with “nothing.” If that is indeed the case, take Harvard’s IAT for Asian, Muslim, race, or skin color: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html and share your results as a prompt response in the forum.
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