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BELL RINGER # 1 3/11/14. Explain the difference between race and ethnicity. March 11, 2014. Entry # 2 – Race ~ Power of Illusion . Anticipation Question. Read the following statement and answer the following question.
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BELL RINGER # 1 3/11/14 • Explain the difference between race and ethnicity.
March 11, 2014 Entry # 2 – Race ~ Power of Illusion
Anticipation Question • Read the following statement and answer the following question. • Genes are the blueprint for our bodies. Genes determine most physical characteristics in a person, including gender (sex), blood type, eye color and height. • Based on the concept that race is based on biology/genetics, pick three people in the class (write their name) and explain whether or not you think that they would be a close genetic match to you.
Video Clip Links • Clip One • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9YMCKp5myI • Clip Two • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyuKJAG11Cw • Clip Three • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA7La5JgOUk
Clip One • According to the clip, what is the method that society uses to classify individuals into racial categories? • According to the clip, race is an idea that society ascribes/attributes to biology. What is the evidence that is presented to support the above idea?
Clip Two • According to the clip, human migration is the reason for genetic variation. Explain how this works. • According to the clip, there is a great deal of variation in genetics among each “race” as there is between two different “races”. How does this compare to, meaning does it support or refute, your answer to the anticipation question?
Clip Three – Race in America • According to the clip, what are the four major classification of race in the U.S.? • What is the basis for this classification? • How does the clip explain how Hispanics are not a race but an ethnicity? • When you saw the college students, were you able to tell their race easily? Explain.