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What does it mean to say that race is a social category rather than a biological category? Discuss why race is a social construction, using specific examples to support your points.

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The best example that I share with my students in classroom settings about the social construction of race comes from observing kids in a day care setting. Kids accept one another 100%, regardless of disability, race, religion, ability, culture, language, etc. It is only when kids start to model and imitate what others say ...

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