Book Source: https://3lib.net/book/5003996/0a3b5b #1 paragraph (about 130 words) PBS.org: Race Timeline: Learn more about the history and evolution of the race From PBS.org: American ideas about race have changed significantly over time. Since the beginning, the way we have classified and defined groups, our laws, social policies, even our scientific discoveries — have all been shaped by shifting political priorities. There was an activity that was interactive that is no longer available, so we have to look at “print” versions, which make this a bit more cumbersome. Click on the link below. https://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_03_b-godeeper.htm Since there are a number of “print” versions, I chose just one, “The Evolution of an Idea” so you can see how the idea of race evolved. This link below, though, has a few additional entries, more towards the bottom, so do open this as an additional tab: https://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_03_f-godeeper.htm Feel free to poke around at others and explore from this page: https://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_03-godeeper.htm Write, as much in your own words as possible, a sentence or two about each of three of the dates (years) in that time period. Compare and contrast the events and categories listed in the time frame…what all is happening in this time frame? How did the concept of race emerge? #2 and #3 paragraphs (Race: The Power of an Illusion) for this question on 2 paragraphs, a total of 300 words will be fine): View the documentary "The Difference Between Us." Prior to viewing it, consider : Where do your ideas about race come from? What are the sources of your information? Actual questions for 2 and 3 answer all, or at least four of them): a) What did Frederick Hoffman 1896 offer up as "unimpeachable science" regarding the differences in life expectancy between whites and African Americans? What factors did he omit? What else happened in that year? b) What is eugenics and to what purpose did it serve? c) Is it possible to single out genes that seem to indicate a raw talent in athletic performance that is linked to race? or musical skills that are also linked to race? What do the experts say about this? d) What did the high school students find about their MTDNA differences? e) Explain the concepts of "non-concordance" and "within-group" and "between group variation." #4 paragraph (180 words) From Reading 1, page 51 Why was the social classification of race invented? Again, use information from the reading to support what you say. For me, and for this course, to simplify things and to use your time wisely, you only need to cite the reading once after your first quote (very short quotes only please) or paraphrase. I know this may seem strange, but I would rather make this part easy. So, for the first reading just use (Smedley, Reading 1.) If you choose to use an outside source, you can cite that of course. You may want to do that, for example, if you have a differing opinion from the author, and you want to express that and support what you say. Just to be clear, all of the authors will cite other people, but don`t worry about that, you are not reading those directly anyway, and again, I want the citation process to be easy for these weekly papers. #5 paragraph (180 words) From Reading 2, page 61: What is the historical foundation for the "one-drop rule?" Were there, or are there, any advantages to this rule? How does the "one-drop rule" affect African Americans? Who was Homer Plessy? What is the significance today of the ruling in the case Plessy v. Ferguson? # 6 paragraph (about 140 words total) From Reading 3 and Personal Account p. 71 From Reading 3, page 70: a) Did "the Other" become a larger or smaller category over time? b) What assumptions are made about American society when there are only three racial categories? Read the Personal Account "A Loaded Vacation," page 71, and write about your reaction to it. # 7 paragraph (about 140 words total) From Reading 4 and Personal Account p. 89 From Reading 4: a) What does Shania Twain`s case illustrate? b) Discuss the relevance of physical appearance to participation in certain cultural activities. From Personal Account p. 89: In a sentence or two, describe your reactions to this personal account. # 8 paragraph (about 180 words total) From Reading 5 and Reading 6 From Reading 5: a) Who is now considered Asian American? b) What are some of the problems of maintaining single-ethnic identity when the larger goal is panethnicity? c) What are some of the mechanisms for creating interlocking panethnicity? From Reading 6: a) Do you think the term “Hispanic” is a racialized ethnic label? Why or why not? b) What problems might develop if each generation of Latino/a immigrants chooses to identify with a different label?
