Final Exam - Omi and Winant
Race - correct answer Race:
- a concept which signifies social conflicts and interests by referring to different
bodies
- race is a very social classification that is used to enforce hierarchies and social
orders
Essence:
- something fixed, concrete, and objective
- see race as based in biology
Problems:
- has been used to justify inequality based on "racial inferiority"
- slavery
- holocaust
- race isn't purely biological
- racial categories get increasingly complex
Illusion:
- colorblindness; "I don't see race"
Problems:
- presents race as solely an individual, perception based issue
Racial Formation - correct answer Racial formation:
sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, transformed,
destroyed
Macro level:
