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Assignment:
1. What is meant by the concept that "race is socially constructed"? How has race been constructed in the U.S., and how is this different from two other countries?
2. Researchers have used the Bogardus Social Distance Scale to measure prejudice from 1925 to 2011. How does this scale measure prejudice? How has social acceptance for various racial-ethnic groups changed overtime? The most recent survey was conducted in the 2000s; which group had the least amount of social acceptance in the U.S.?
3. Please describe how the following theories explain why prejudice exists.
(a) Scapegoat theory
(b) Authoritarian personality theory
(c) Conflict theory
(d) Institutional prejudice and discrimination
(e) Prejudice and discrimination circle
4. Describe a current social issue or recent event in the news that involves racism. Which theory would best explain this presence of racism, and why? How does this issue/event connect with the concept that race is socially constructed?
5. (a) Create research questions that can be used to study the topic culture theory. Use the following approaches: Positivist, Interpretive, and Critical
(b) For each research question, explain how you would use a method of data collection to gather information: Survey, Participant Observation, Existing Sources, and Experiment.