SOCY 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Walter Francis White, Ivy League, Movie Crazy
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The idea that race is a social construction means that it is created in, by, and for society (ie. reactions to the susie phipps case study vs. the barack obama case study in heritage determining race) Non-trivial because people attach meaning to race and act based on these meanings (ie. walter. Francis white and equity - i am a negro quote) Race may not be biologically real, but the consequences of it are (ie. the killings of trayvon. Martin and michael brown; visualized by the unintended but not a mistake image) What are some stereotypical representations of asian americans on tv. Mcclure talks about the common stereotypes of asian americans as being the smartest, attending ivy league schools, and having high incomes. Fresh off the boat and the movie crazy rich asians which exaggerate these stereotypes of being the smartest and richest race".
