homework

1. Provide a critique of the biological basis of the race concept, drawing on evidence and examples presented in the lectures, readings, and films from the first part of the course.

2. Contemporary race scholars agree that race and racism are not experienced or perceived in the same way by all people.  How do our experiences of race and racism differ and what factors contribute to those differing experiences?  

3. After the election of Barack Obama, many suggested that America had become a “post-racial” nation. Identify the theories and evidence that challenge this view.

500 words each question