The question what does it mean to say whiteness is constructed, is a question that can be taken and answer in different views and ways, because race and social construction is a very complex subject. We can start by defining social construction, in the book “Race and Racism” the author Tanya Maria Golash-Boza, defines it as an idea or way of viewing people based not on biological differences but on social perceptions. The idea of classifying race and differences is a very modern system, which was created by history and colonial encounters, so whiteness is a constructed ideology created by evolution and power. Europeans started to create racial categories, such as whiteness to justify mass genocide and widespread exploitation. I think the biggest
