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Technique 49: Social Construction of Race, Social Stratification, Cross-National Study
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Maruoka, Etsuko. 2010. “Technique 49: Social Construction of Race, Social Stratification, Cross-National Study”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/technique-49-social-construction-of-race-social.

Abstract

Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes:
To demonstrate to students that "race" is primarily a socially constructed category; to stimulate discussion concerning why we see significant social distance and inequality among different racial groups in our society; and to discuss how racial relations in the U.S. are formed, compared with those of...

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Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200

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