SOC 308 Entire Course (Ash)
SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race
SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Implications of Anglo Dominance in the United States
SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 1 Legacy of Slavery
SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Hispanic Culture
SOC 308 Week 2 Ethnic Group Evaluation
SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 1 English as the Official U.S. Language
SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 2 Hate Crime
SOC 308 Week 3 Final Paper Problem and Outline
SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 1 The Caste System in India
SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 2 The Cosmic Race
SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 1 Northern Ireland
SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 2 Why War
SOC 308 Week 5 Final Paper
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SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race (Ash)
SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race
Constructing Race. Review the PBS website RACE – The Power of an Illusion as you prepare for this discussion. This site offers many examples of how the science of human difference contradicts ordinary ideas of race.
As we see in the readings and in this website, race is socially constructed, a system of thought and human behavior not directly based on nature, instead resulting from social ideas and practices. In other words, race exists because people believe it is real and important.
Please respond to the following:
a. How has race been constructed in the United States?
b. Provide a specific example of how race continues to be socially constructed.
c. What groups are harmed, and benefit, from these constructions of race?
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SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Hispanic Culture (Ash)
Hispanic Culture. Please review the following sources in preparation for this discussion.
a. The Border
b. Hispanic Americans: Exhibitions and Presentations
c. History of US-Mexico Relations
Based on your review of at least one of the above sources, define and discuss the historic incident or aspect of culture that you find most interesting or have observed in your community and, using examples, demonstrate why it is relevant to the...