A person’s race affects their life daily whether they are aware of it or not. Those who are of a darker complexion might face problems such as discrimination and them being thought of as lesser just for this skin tone whereas someone who is of a lighter skin tone might be thought of as more intelligent or “wealthier” than their counterpart. Sometimes people are even able to downplay or use their race/ethnicity to their own advantage (Ferris, Kerry and Jill Stein. 2008. The Real World: an Introduction to Sociology. New York: W.W. Norton). Someone who knows that being Native American increases their chances of getting a scholarship can choose to push this part of themselves more than they normally would. That is all in the smaller side of things.
