1. There is no specific characteristic or gene that

is defined as race it doesn't exist.

2. Through history certain groups of people have

been denied certain rights due to their physical

appearance.

3. Certain people are classified into certain stereotypes

based on physical appearance.

4. Just because certain people look the same on the

outside doesn't mean they are the same on the inside.

5. By using racial classifications is allowing for

discrimination to go on.

6. Because people look different on the outside that has

made certain groups receive better rights and equality.

Vocabulary:

1. predate - To date before the actual time.

2. radical - Forming a basis or foundation.

3. inequalities - The condition of being unequal.

4. prejudice - An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed

beforehand or without knowledge.

to cultural ideas and political priorities.

2. There's no gene trait to distinguish from the

members of one race to the members of another.

3. Classification is a cultural thing, not scientific.

4. Multiracialism could make us see different about

race but also shows us the wrong ideas.

5. There's no specific way to classify people because

certain categories given by the government do not

reflect the way people see themselves.

6. The fact that race exists its prohibiting us from

living in an equal society

Vocabulary:

1. race - A group of persons related by common descent.

2. equality - The state or quality of being equal.

3. discrimination - Making a distinction or in favor of or

against a person based on the group, class, or category

which that person belongs to.

4. multiracial - Consisting of, representing, or combining,

members of more than one racial group.

1. In 1705, the Virginia Slave code was passed and it took

away all of the rights that the blacks had and allowed whites

to punish them more severely.

2. In 1833, Philadelphia, the anti-slavery is formed, but they

are soon attacked with scientific and biblical arguments

saying that slavery is no longer a necessary evil, but a positive

good.

3.  In 1868, the 14th amendment was passed allowing protection

for African-Americans by giving them citizenship privileges

and immunities that cannot be abridged.

4. In 1924, the one drop rule was passed stating if you migrate to

one state to another your race could change from black to white or

white to black.

5. In 1954, segregation ended because the blacks boycotted

the use of city buses.

6. In 2000, the government allows you to put more than one race in

legal documents.

Vocabulary:

1. chronologically - arranged in the order of time

2. degradation - to lower in character or quality

3. advocates - a person who speaks or writes in support or defense

of a person

4. abridged - to shorten by omissions while retaining

1. There is no certain trait, gene, or physical

characteristic that separates one member from the others

2. Environmental pressures like lacking of sunlight have led to differences in external features like skin color.

3. Since humans have been traveling halfway around the world or to the next state, we've always tend to mix and share our genes with one another.

4. We all share most of the same ancestry. The genetic differences that we have don't follow the racial lines.

5. The government and society has developed advantages for the whites, and its a powerful social idea that gives only certain people to have access to opportunities and resources.

6. Trying to pretend that race doesn't exist doesnt make a difference, race changes constantly.

Vocabulary:

1. subspecies - a subdivision of a species,

especially a geographical or ecological

subdivision

2. diverse - of a different kind, of form, or

character; unlike

3. intermingled - to mix with one another

4. correlate - to place or be placed in a mutual,

complementary, or reciprocal relationship

1. Racism has been a deep understanding on people and the government. As more of what they see in a person based on their appearance is how they treat them too. It always affects peoples lives everyday and future opportunities.

2. Everyone sees the whites as the spoiled people because of the racist system, they may not be personally racist, but some people tends to see them as more inferior from the others.

3. For some race something is always expected for them to be like. For example if a person is Asian, they are expected to be smart. Everyone uses those perspectives to define each and single race.

4. As for the American value we consider the things we have are a result from all of our hard work, skills, and dedication.

5. Some people believe that everyone should be judged based on their excellency and talents.

6. Bevery Tatum, a psychologist, tries to say that we should understand other people's history and the different ways how society treats then, and also try to make a difference now and making sure everyone has equality.

Vocabulary:

1. dispossession - to banish, or to abandon

2. animosity - a feeling of strong dislike, ill will

or enmity that tends to display itself in action

3. slur - to pass over lightly or without due

mention or consideration

4. privileges - a right, immunity or benefit to

something

1. In 2000 a cencus proved that less white peole lived in urban areas that they are becoming larger by lations and asians with a small percentage of black.

2. Across the country four out of five whites live outside of the cities and 86 percent of whites live in neighborhoods where minorities make up less than 1 percent.

3. Department of Housing study, high-cost loans and discover loans are given five times more often in Black neighborhoods than in white neighborhoods.

4. The Whites are still mostly set apart from all of the racial groups, having most likely their own homes and the other races such as Latinos, Asians, and the African Americans continues gain a larger share of population.

5. After decades of segregation, particularly the African Americans were known as the culture of poverty, surrounded by crimes and drugs, and they are all blamed for it.

6. If nothing is done socioeconomic inequalities will be accumalting over time.

Vocabulary:

1. safety net - a safeguard against

possible hardship or adversity

2. appraisal - the act of estimating

or judging the nature or value of

something or someone

3. deteriorate - to make or become

worse or inferior in character, quality

or value

4. amenities - an agreeable way or

manner; courtesy; civility

• How well did you and your partner “sort” people by appearances? What did you find as your results (meaning, were you and your partner accurate in identifying people based on physical features? Explain. Why is it that physical characteristics cut through “racial lines”? Is there any redeeming value to organizing people’s race according to racial characteristics? Why or why not?

• How has our definition and identification of a person’s race evolved over time? How did ancient people identify differences among people? At what point did the term “white” appear to distinguish people, AND how has this distinction lead to systematic exclusion and unequal treatment of other racial/ethnic groups?

• How well did you and your partner do on the diversity quiz? What questions did you get wrong that you thought were right? Why do you think this is? Why isn’t race biological? So, are people, who have been organized into racial groups, more alike or more dissimilar? Explain.

• What slideshow under “Me, My Race, and I” did you and your partner find most interesting? Why? Based on previous sections from the site, why do you believe people tend to outwardly treat people, perceived to be in a particular racial group, differently? What contributes to people’s fears of others? What are the economic and social effects of racial discrimination in the USA? Together, you and your partner make a new definition of  what it is to be “An American”, based on what you now know about race.

• Describe the “Downward Spiral” for non-white families. What are the most important factors for families to stay healthy and happy in their communities? What role does race play in the distribution of these factors? Explain.