Race As A Social Construction

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Some sociologists believe that race is more of a social construction than a biological construction because are race is the result of our social location. Many classify race by the physical appearance. In all actuality, the way people classify another person is based on their location and social placement. Race and ethnicity are often confused, race is used for biological characteristics and ethnicity is used for cultural characteristics. Based on this there isn’t really race because as the mini-lecture stated, race has no genetic basis. The way a person is classified in their race is dependent on perception and location in society. This is important because knowing the sociologists views will allow for others to understand the difference of

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