10/03/2016
Revision: Race as it stands
Race is often something
that is seen as skin deep and nothing more. Race as a scientific concept is
viewed as a population of people who have similar characteristics and these
populations are perceived different based on those characteristics that are
shared. To classify races scientist consider features such as, hair type, skin
color and face shape just to name a few. Scientist conceptualize race based
ones appearance For example, “On the basis of skin color, we might be tempted
to label these people as African, but on the basis of hair and facial shape
they might be classified as European,” (Relethford, 2016). In the
documentary “Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 1” As Evelen Hammods
stated something within the effect of Scientists are part of their social of
their social context and that their idea are not solely based on science but
from the society in which they live. Which makes sense because many people view
races based on their society, where they live where they grew up or from things
they were taught early on. Many people who grow up racists have grown up in
households where many of their families members are racist therefore they grow
up thinking that is the way of life they should live because they do not know
anything else. Race from a sociological is viewed based on ethnicity, political
and economic. Sociologists ask questions about race to understand it’s origin
and ethnicity groups.
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My
racial identity is African American and I see myself as an American black woman
my mom is a black woman from Brooklyn and my dad is a black man from Augusta
Georgia. This may be confusing to some however; I don’t really feel like I
identify with calling myself African American because I am personally not from
Africa nor is my family. Ancestors yes but I feel like I ‘d be more comfortable
claiming to be African American if I were born in Africa or my parents or
possibly family members were from there opposed to be just being an American
black woman from Queens New York. However, if I am being honest sometime I
wonder if I should identify as African American because it’s politically correct
and it is how I identify myself on application for school, work or any other
important documentation. An interesting fact that i will add to this is that I
do know that some of my ancestors are from sierra Leone and even with this fact
I still stand firm with how I identify myself however, to me it is interesting
to know that a part of me does stem from Africa.
http://quotesgram.com/famous-anti-racism-quotes/
From the evidence that
I have researched and the evidence from the documentary I do not view my
identity any different. However, my views on race have changed because it is
eye opening and it bought a broader perspective or race to me for example,
learning that there is no real biological evidence of race I have never thought
about race in biological conditions. It has opened me up to remember that race
runs deeper than just the color of one’s skin or the texture of their hair. I
do feel like there are many aspects that go into racial populations such as
cultures, rituals and more according to “Biological Aspects of Race” Physical,
cultural and social environments influence the behavioral differences among
individuals in society. Being sociology major I understand the perspective of
sociologists even though I am not one because sociologists are inquisitive and
curious about race. They want to understand cultures, religions and other
factors that make up race and/or ethnicity. Although heredity influences the
behavioral variability of individuals within a given population, it does not
affect the ability of any such population to function in a given social
setting.” (Published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol.
101, pp 569-570, 1996)
Citation
American Association of Physical Anthropologists. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2016, from http://physanth.org/about/position-statements/biological-aspects-race
H.
(2016). What Science Says Race Is Compared to How Society Defines It. Retrieved
September 21, 2016, from
http://racerelations.about.com/od/understandingrac1/a/WhatIsRace.htm
Links
http://sociology.about.com/od/Disciplines/a/Sociology-Of-Race-Ethnicity.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9X5hdbnLW8
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