scientifically. In modern terms‚ “race is a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important.” (Farrell 2012). Which means race is something made up by humans to categorize people who share biological traits. In a scientific sense race cannot be proven or even real‚ however race is still very important. The idea of race is modern; people have not always been categorized in this way. “Ancient societies did not divide people
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processes by which people come to describe‚ explain or account for the world and themselves is described as social constructionism. The theory of social constructionism contrasts with theories of psychodynamic perspectives and essentialism that suggest that our representations of ourselves are based on some innate and unconscious propensities. This essay will show that the social constructivist perspective clearly describes the self as we know it through the examination of the self in childhood‚ working
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Respond to each question below. 1. Explain how race is socially constructed. Provide evidence that counters a biological explanation for race. Race has been socially constructed throughout history‚ and it continues to evolve and change as society suggests. The prominent society has created‚ grouped together‚ and stereotyped individuals influenced by several factors such as cultural stances‚ religion‚ tradition‚ and the more basic geographical origin‚ and physical characteristics
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Social Identities are Socially Constructed Over the long history of our species‚ human beings have developed complex forms of identity‚ which makes it possible to interact and live together‚ says British Philosopher Kwame A. Appiah. Globalization has also seen new forms of differences amongst human beings generated all the time. Much before the 1960’s there were many identities that did not exist that we see in society today‚ such as Scientologists‚ punks‚ hip hop and so forth. These different identities
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Velazquez November 11‚ 2012 Period 2. A.P.U.S.H Examine the challenges the virginians faced and the ways in which their efforts changed the colony socially and economically over the century. DBQ #1 The Virginian people faced many challenges throughout the 17th century‚ and their efforts changed the colony both socially and economically. Economically‚ the Virginians had a lot of land to farm and even needed a cheap work source. Socially‚ they lived in a cruel environment full of diseases and
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Outline and assess the view that crime and deviance are socially constructed There has been a pleather of research regarding the issue of crime and deviance. A definition of crime and deviance can be explained in relative terms which are dependant on any particular society’s interpretation of crime and deviance. Cultures differ from one society to another and the general consensus of right and wrong can also evolve throughout time. Definitions of crime and deviance can evolve with factors such
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belief. It will examine the role of social construction‚ through interpretation and meaning‚ in the identification‚ reporting and legal consequences of criminal acts. After illustrating how fear‚ escalated by the media‚ can directly affect crime‚ it will conclude that crime and its consequences are socially constructed. The obvious definition of crime is the legal definition of an act which breaks the law. However‚ the Oxford English Dictionary extends this to include an act which is injurious
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How have anthropologists argued that gender is socially constructed‚ with reference to the Japanese and Mosuo culture.Within this essay‚ it will be discussed how anthropologists have argued that gender is socially constructed. It is argued that this occurs as a result of human behaviour‚ thought or interference‚ which reflects the social norms within a culture and is not due to any physical‚ natural or biological difference (Bussey & Bandura‚ 1999). When anthropologists discuss the societal construction
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specific ’thing ’‚ discuss the ways in which its meanings are constructed. It seems that we can only understand ourselves by the ‘things’ we find around us. Even if it is only to understand everything we are not. Any phenomena perceived within what we call our Universe can be coined under the term of being a ‘thing’. Whether it be a piece of toast‚ a planet or a Neuron firing within our brain‚ any phenomena which can be observed and‚ therefore‚ named can be said to fall into the all encompassing
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EXAMINE THE WAYS IN WHICH SOCIOLOGISTS HAVE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF SOCIALIZATION. Sociologists explained the process of socialisation in many different ways – they have looked at all factors which could occur in such process. The socialisation starts within the family and relatives where babies are imposed to four processes identified by Oakley as: manipulation‚ canalization‚ verbal appellations and differential activity exposure. Through these‚ parents teach their children things such as eating
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