Discuss color gradient as a social construction of race. Provide ...

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Discuss color gradient as a social construction of race. Provide examples that reflect the continuum of color gradient.
 
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Question 2

Afrikaners in South Africa are ________.
 
  a. non-White descendants of the Arab settlers
  b. White descendants of Dutch and other European settlers
  c. Black Africans who migrated from the north
  d. the original African peoples of the area

[kswal303]

Answer to Question 1

A color gradient places people along a continuum from light to dark skin color rather than in two or three distinct racial groupings. The presence of color gradients is yet another reminder of the social construction of race. Terms such as mestizo Hondurans, mulatto Colombians, or African Panamanians reflect this continuum of color gradient. In the United States, Latinos tend to avoid taking on the label of being White or Black, although lighter-skinned Hispanics generally distinguish themselves from Black Americans. Social scientists speculate whether in time, like the Irish almost a century ago, Latinos will come to be viewed as White rather than as a third collective group in addition to White and Black Americans.

Answer to Question 2

b

[dbose]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

[isabelt_18]

Excellent