ASSIGNMENT | Discuss the current view that race is a social construction supported by political realities.

Discuss the current view that race is a social construction supported by political realities.
Include:
-how does this view compare with the traditional, biological view of race
-what are motivating factors for early Americans to construct race and racial categories
-which approach – assimilation, melting pot, fusion and/or pluralism – matches most closely to the new definition of race in contemporary America
-Which definition of race do you support? why?

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Race as a social construct supported by political realities

The invention of race was primarily as a result of human beings wanting to differentiate themselves as well as trying to set hierarchy in the world. Race, therefore, was developed by persons who saw the opportunity to classify people on the basis of their origin while hoping to establish a superior person among a certain group. The political realities seem to support this social construction of race as seen in the dominance of one group of people…

 It seems that even society supports this view of race in trying to draw differences among peoples and to evaluate the power and position held on the basis of their skin color (Omi & Winant, 2014). The political rulers of the past were in support of the view that race existed to determine hierarchy and the political reforms further set it …

Biological view of race The biological definition of race holds that people are different not just on the basis of skin color, but also on their genetic make-up. Genetics, therefore…