www.stanford.edu www.fda.gov www.slate.com news.yahoo.com www.23andme.com Is racial group membership Biologically determined or is it a social construction? I'm not going to answer this question. Instead I am going to introduce an article that should increase your understanding of the socio-political dynamics of race. The article is called Biological Conceptions of Race and the Motivation to Cross Racial Boundaries, and it was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The following is from the journals abstract: The present studies demonstrate that conceiving of racial group membership as biologically determined increases acceptance of racial inequities (Studies 1 and 2) and cools interest in interacting with racial outgroup members (Studies 3--5). These effects were generally independent of racial prejudice. It is argued that when race is cast as a biological marker of individuals, people perceive racial outgroup members as unrelated to the self and therefore unworthy of attention and affiliation. Biological conceptions of race therefore provide justification for a racially inequitable status quo and for the continued social marginalization of historically disadvantaged groups. The previously mentioned article shows that the concept of race can affect a person's interest in interacting with people who are perceived as a different race. A complication to this issue is that US Food and Drug Administration recommends the collection of race and ethnicity ... Video Rating: 5 / 5 Explains the prevention, causes, symptoms, modes of transmission, and treatment of hepatitis C.
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