For this week's homework, you are assigned to watch a video (about one hour), read an interview and to answer related questions. The video is available for free via NCLive.org and the interview is posted in our Blackboard course site.
Video: “Race: The Power of an Illusion – The House We Live In” (via NCLive.org)
Article: “Interview with Dalton Conley” (posted in BB Unit folder for this week)
- TO ACCESS THE VIDEO:
Log in to Techlink (techlink.forsythtech.edu).
- Click on the menu (far left) and choose College Services and then Library.
From the FT Library page, click on the button for NC LIVE (note the current password for FT listed there).
Follow instructions there for logging into NC Live through the Forsyth Tech Community College library.
Once in NC Live, click on “Video” circle icon, and then “Films on Demand”. Search for the videos by the title (listed below). Watch the full video (not just the segments).
- HOW TO APPROACH THIS ASSIGNMENT: Questions in this assignment are related to your understanding of the concepts in the chapter, as well as those presented in the video and interview.
- Read the eBook chapter 10 on Race & Ethnicity first, making note of these terms specifically: racial group, ethnic group, minority group, social construction of race, racial formation, redlining, institutional discrimination.
Then, preview the questions for this assignment (below).
Watch the video looking for answers to these questions as you watch. Stop the video to jot down relevant notes for your own general understanding, and related to the questions below.
- Then read the article and answer the related question.
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the FIVE questions below using full sentences and proper grammar and spelling. You may do additional research beyond the videos, if you choose, just be sure to cite all your sources in APA format, including the videos and your eBook. Paraphrase in your own words; do not simply quote passages from the video. Instead, synthesize the information and summarize it in your own words, using direct quotes from the video sparingly. If you only provide direct quotes from the video, you will only earn half credit for your responses.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (#1-4) BASED ON THE VIDEO:
- The House We Live in: Race - The Power of an Illusion (run time: 56:27)
- APA formatted citation:
The house we live in: Race—the power of an illusion [Video file]. (2003). Retrieved from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=...
1. The video introduces the phrase “biology is destiny”. What does that mean in the context of this video? (10 points)
2. The video demonstrates that there is no meaningful biological difference between the races (genetic / biological racial identifiers are literally only "skin deep"). Race, however, is very real in a society, because of the meaningattached to physical characteristics like skin color and hair texture. Your textbook calls this the social construction of race. Define social construction of race and give an example. (*Use your Ebook.) (15 points)
3. The video highlights two Supreme Court cases related to race and naturalization (the process of becoming a citizen). Describe how these two cases demonstrate the "social construction of race" in U.S. history. (25 points)(*150 words required)
4. Describe how racialized government-sanctioned housing practices (such as redlining) have affected comparative net worth for blacks and whites in the US. today. What have been the long-term effects of those government-sanctioned practices? Use information from your textbook on income and/or wealth disparities by race to support your answer. (25 points) (*150 words required).
- ANSWER THIS QUESTIONS (#5) BASED ON THE ARTICLE : An Interview with Dalton Conley, posted in BB: