SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 -Constructing Race

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 -Constructing Race

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 -Constructing Race

SOC308 SOC/308 SOC 308 Week 1 Discussion 1/DQ 1 Constructing Race -Ashford University

Watch the video, The Story of Race, or review RACE  The Power of an Illusion, from the PBS website to help you prepare for this discussion.

There are many examples of how the science of human difference contradicts ordinary ideas of race. Rather, race is socially constructed. It is a system of thought and human behavior not directly based on nature or biology. Instead, racial categories are the result of social ideas and practices. In other words, race exists because people believe it is real and important. Furthermore, certain groups have historically decided who belongs to a given racial group, as well as the characteristics that get attributed to these groups.

Using what you learned from this week’s readings and external sources, please respond to the following questions:

• How has race been socially constructed in the United States?
• Which groups are harmed, and which groups benefit, from these constructions of race?
• Does race matter if it is not a biological concept? Defend your answer.

Your initial post for each discussion should be a minimum of 250 words. Use scholarly sources to support your responses. Include citations and references in APA style. Review the posts of your peers, focusing on the social construction process. In particular, focus on examples of the ways in which race been defined. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts by Day 7. Be sure to review the discussion board grading rubric located in the online course.

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SOC308 SOC/308 SOC 308 Week 2 Discussion 1/DQ 1 Legacy of Slavery -Ashford University

Listen to or read Dr. King’s speech, I Have a Dream. Then, respond to the following:

• Dr. King’s famous speech envisions a future in which the racial distinction established by slavery and segregation is no more. Define what Dr. King’s refrain, free at last, looks like to you and how our society will need to change in order to achieve it.
• Even in today’s society, there are economic and cultural inequalities, the causes of which we can trace back to slavery. Evaluate an inequality in today’s society (think about inequalities in education, income, wealth, popular culture, etc.) and explain the ways in which the legacy of slavery may have led to that inequality.

Your initial post for each discussion should be a minimum of 250 words. Use scholarly sources to support your responses. Include citations and references in APA style. Review the posts of your peers, focusing on solutions. What can you do to help? Respond to at least two of your classmates posts by Day 7. Be sure to review the discussion board grading rubric located in the online course.