Discussion 1

  • Due Jan 12, 2018 by 11:59pm
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Discussion 1

Objective: This assignment is designed to evaluate your understanding of culture, ethnicity,and race. 

Step 1.  Read page 19 (Opposing Perspectives) in Chapter 1 of Invitation to the Lifespan 3rd ed.  Answer the following questions in at least 5 sentences total. (10 points)

1. What is race?  2.  How is race different from culture and ethnicity?  3.  Is race always a destructive social construction?  Explain.  4.  Can having a racial identity be positive?  Explain.  5.  How can the subject of race be related to "difference-equals-deficit error?" Explain.

Step 2.  Comment on one or more of your fellow classmates' responses.  Please be constructive. (5 points)

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