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Mississippi State University Anthropology and The Construction of Race Discussion

 

In class as well as in our course readings we have discussed how the concepts of race and ethnicity were developed and perpetuated in the United States.  For your response paper answer the questions in the following two sections in complete sentence and paragraphs using support from class readings. Answers are graded on completeness and accuracy according to course readings. Strong response papers should be approximately 1 page per section. Section one: Using evidence from course readings define racism and ethnicity. How were these categories developed? How are they perpetuated (eg: historically, through politics, culture, art etc)?How are they similar? Different? How do these categories affect individuals life experiences? Use evidence from at least 2 readings to support your argument.S ection two: Choose one ethnic or racial group we discussed in class. Using course readings described how concepts of race/ethnicity in the US have impacted the experiences of this group.