race: the power of an illusion
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Race: The Power of an Illusion. May 2010. Has race ever crossed your mind?. What is race? What does it mean to be biracial? Is race an illusion? Is there a social meaning of race? What is a master race and who makes it?. What does race mean to you?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Race: The Power of an Illusion
May 2010
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Has race ever crossed your mind?
1. What is race?2. What does it mean to be biracial?
3. Is race an illusion?4. Is there a social meaning of race?
5. What is a master race and who makes it?
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What does race mean to you?
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Jazmin from The Boondocks reflects on being biracial…
Who rules race? Though we live in a multi dimensional society, the social meaning
of race has not been made fluid. Retrieved from: www.gocomics.com/boondocks
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Embrace our differences!!!!!
• We all are different, but are our differences superficial?
– Race is a social meaning and there are obstacles that counteract the characteristics that make a race.
– Is race determined on how we look?
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Let’s share…
• Race is not biological. Scientists have taken a closer look and determined that race is not solely based on genetic or biological similarities (Retrieved from PBS Documentary, “Race: The Power of an Illusion”).
• As a society, we tend to have a fuzzy idea of how people around the world look.
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Kendra Shares Her Thoughts…
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How do you think our society defines
race?