Explain what a social construct is

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Question: Explain what a social construct is. Explain how "race" is a social construct.

Stephen Jay Gould (1977) "Biological Potentiality vs. Biological Determinism" In Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History. W.W. Norton & Company: New York pp.251-259

Stephen Jay Gould (1994) "Curveball" The New Yorker (November 28): 139-149

Stephen Jay Gould (1995) "Ghosts of Bell Curves Past" Natural History 104 (2): 12-18

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