What Is Race Like Gender A Social Construct?

Education. It is known to be the ground on which we learn how to speak, how to spell, or how to read. A home away from home, and as we further our education we went on to learn and understand that the social institution of education was more than just a place for learning our ABCs. We learned more than how to find the area of a triangle or how to get sum of two numbers. Unbeknownst, as naturally as it comes we learned how to socialize. How to act and react, realize and understand societal values, and come to common grounds with those around us.
It is sociologically understood that we are more likely to gravitate towards people who bare resemblance towards our own selves; a similar race, class, or someone who we share the same interests with …show more content…
It’s defined as a group of people that share supposed visible or genetic traits, i.e. White, Black, Asian etc. However, there is actually more genetic variation within these groups than between them. Again, race like gender comes with its stereotypes. These stereotypes cause us to prejudge others based on their race with the notion that everyone from that race is the same. So that if we encountered someone of a certain race which was stereotyped as bad, and very violent, we would prejudge that person without even knowing their name, and assuming that they too are bad and violent. The effect this can have on someone’s personal identity is detrimental. So that when we do this we begin to shape the way we see ourselves and …show more content…
I think the ease and simplicity of childhood caused to become a dreamer; I wanted things to be just as easy as the posters made it seem. Maybe I just wasn’t ready to grow up at the time, and then you’re hit pretty hard with reality learning that its not all fun and games anymore. You’re hit even harder when you realize you can work just as hard as the person sitting next to you in class but because of their race or their gender, they’ll go onto better things. I think my education shaped me for the real world, because my classmates are the same people I would go on to work with in my future. You learn these life lessons like to be respectful, or that hard work pays off, but you also learn that that’s always not the case, you experience things like racism, and sexism and how they’ll grow to be a part of your everyday life, you learn social hierarchy and that your boss like your teacher is in charge. You learn that it’s morally wrong to cheat on your test as it is your spouse. You learn so many things that go on to shape you into who you are today. When it comes to the education system, albeit learning how to count and how to read, it prepared me for the future good or bad. Understanding