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Week 1 - Discussion
Social Construction of Identities
Social identities
are the categories we use to specify who we are, both to ourselves and to the
world around us (Newman 2016). These identities include race, class, gender,
sexual orientation, etc. For this discussion, you will explore how these
identities are formed and maintained over time.
To help you
complete this discussion, review the following resources:
·
A Girl Like Me (Please note
that A Girl Like Me uses
language that is considered profane, vulgar, or offensive by some viewers.
Please note that the video is included here due to its educational value in
regards to understanding social construction).
·
RACE: Are We So Different? ,
·
The ‘pink vs blue’ gender myth .
·
I Am NOT Black, You are NOT White
There are also
additional resources listed under Recommended Resources that you can review if
you would like additional information.
Using the resources
above as evidence to support your ideas, address the following:
·
Explain what sociologists mean when they say that identities are
socially constructed. Select a particular racial or gender identity, and give
an example of a characteristic of that identity that is socially constructed
(rather than based on any biological truth).
·
Stratification refers to the hierarchical ranking of individuals within
a given group (Newman 2016). Describe the stratification system of either race
or gender (use the identity you selected above) and explain how this
hierarchical ranking is a social construction rather than based on biology.
·
Chapter 1 in your text argues that what is at stake with these social
identities is power and privilege. Using either race or gender, describe how
one of the theories of inequality discussed in Chapter 1
(structural-functionalism or conflict theory) would explain why some groups
within the identity experience inequalities.
Reference:
Newman, D.M. (2016). Identities
and inequalities: Exploring the intersections of race, class, gender, & sexuality (3rd
ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com/