Answer all questions:
People have a tendency to categorize others into hierarchies. What do you all think has been the source of racial hierarchies in the United States? Do these hierarchies have any validity? Why or why not?
As you are learning, race is not the simple product of biology (such as the physical features that someone possess), but is actually the result of the ways that society defines how these outward features acts as signs, carrying culturally constructed meanings. Do you agree with this view that race is a cultural construction? Why or why not? Give an example to support your opinion.
