SOC 355 Race and Ethnicity Questions

What have you learned about race and ethnicity in the United States from a historical and sociological viewpoint? For the Final Project: Recap of SOC 355, in your own words, provide thoughtful answer to the following questions:1. What are race and ethnicity? What are some similarities and differences between race and ethnicity?2. What role scientific racism played in the propagation and dissemination of the idea of race?3. Why do Golash-Boza in the textbook, Race and Racisms argue that U.S immigration and citizenship policies were racially exclusionary? Provide an example to justify your answer. 4. How do racial ideologies both persist and change?5. In your own words, describe each frame of color-blind racism? Which one do you think is more present in everyday life?   6. In what ways does the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer provide evidence of institutional racism?7. What is racial microaggression? Provide an example to justify your answer. 8. What are some of the suggestions that Robin DiAngelo presents to deconstruct white fragility?9. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Consider why incarceration rates in the United States continued to increase in the 1990 even as crime rates fell. How are our distinctively high incarceration rates related to ideas about race?10. Why is a singular focus on racism insufficient to achieve racial justice? Provide an example to justify your answer. Note: You do not need to provide exceptionally long answers but make sure that fully answer each question and provide a good example if the question asks for it. Recap of SOC 355 is due on Sunday, May 7 at 11:59 pm. There is no makeup for the Recap SOC 355.  Video: What is race? What is ethnicity? Is there a difference? Video: Colorism -Golash- Boza Video: Color Blind Racism   Video: Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses ‘White Fragility’