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A 4 page research paper that defines race and ethnicity and discusses the continuing legacy of racism in America. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a genetic level, all human beings belong to the same race (ERASE, 2009). Historically, however, "race" has been used to denote differences in physical and cultural characteristics between different groups
of people, but these are "socially constructed categories," that is, invented by people rather than predetermined by inherit biological differences. Similarly, "ethnicity" is also a socially constructed concept that refers
to groups of people who have a sense of shared identity and typically share the same history, geographical location and/or cultural roots. In contemporary literature, race and ethnicity are often
used interchangeably and it is easy to see why as they are both social constructs that denote the connections between people. Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, the great African American early twentieth
century leader, accurately predicted that the "problem of the color line" would be the defining issue of the twentieth century and his concerns can also be applied to the
contemporary world (Turner, 1999). The vast majority of human history has been characterized by oppression of specific groups of people who were targeted for oppression based on racial and/or ethnic
rationalizations (Turner, 1999). This established patterns of "structural organization," as well as shaped "socio-economic and political forces," that cannot be easily eradicated (Turner, 1999). American culture is moving in the
right direction, but change is slow and the collective influence of thousands of years does not disappear easily. One theory that explains lingering racism is structural racism. This theory
refers to the racism that is inherent in public institutions. While theoretically, institutional racism is prohibited by federal law, it continues to exist, in many cases, informally. For example, certain
restrictive covenants in housing contracts or factors in bank lending policies effectively serve to perpetuate racism. Racial profiling by law enforcement officers; misrepresentation of racial or ethnic groups in the
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