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“Race is a social construct” does not mean that inheritable biological differences between groups people does not exist. It means that the categories we use to
by goto11 5y ago
“Race is a social construct” does not mean that inheritable biological differences between groups people does not exist. It means that the categories we use to classify people into races are cultural. For example the "black" and "white" categories in the US.
- maininformer 5y agoIsn't that ethnicity? Race: biological category Ethnicity: Cultural category
- goto11 5y agoBoth race and ethnicity are cultural categories. Example: Barack Obama is considered black in the US even though he has a white mother. This is a consequence of American culture, the historical "one drop" rule.
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