Assignment Learning Outcome:
Students will be able to apply the concepts of the social construction of race and a perspective of racism as systems of domination to the social and political world.
Directions
To complete this assignment, write one question-and-answer post and one response to a classmate. See grading information below.
Discussion Board Post:
Use the concepts of social construction of race; racial project; racist racial project (racism) to discuss a current events issue or your social and political environment or perspective. Use at least two of the three concepts in your response: (1) social construction of race; (2) racial project; (3) racist racial project (racism). If you use less than two of the concepts then your post may be flagged or moderated. Note: you do not need to have two concepts in your question, but you should have them in your response to your question.
Below is a list of example questions, you may use one of the questions below, or write a unique question:
· Is affirmative action a racist racial project against whites (reverse discrimination) or a racial project to correct past injustices?
· What are the racial projects in Supreme Court’s decision against affirmative action in college admissions and what does this mean for the social construction of race?
· How does the evolution of the US census show the social construction of race in the US and different racial projects throughout time?
· Is gerrymandering a racial project or a racist racial project?
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