PromptWhat are the different ways race can be defined in society? How does this challenge the understanding of race as simply a fixed, biological category?InstructionsStudents will receive up to 15 po

Leadership and Human Diversity Week 1 Presentation Leadership and Human Diversity • “There are probably differences of all sorts in the world [ . . ] there is no reason to deny this reality or this diversity [ . . ]. It is only when these differences have been organized within language, within discourse, within • systems of meaning, that the differences can be said to acquire meaning and can become a factor in human culture and regulate conduct .” o Stuart Hall (1997) Race, the Floating Signifier. Leadership and Human Diversity • What is Race? o Socialist define race: • A group that is treated as distinct in society because of certain perceived characteristics that have been defined as signifying superiority or inferiority. • Why not use eye color or height or some characteristic other than color? • What is important about race is not biological difference, but the different ways groups of people have been treated in society. • Race is a S ocial C onstruction. Establish Teams – Leadership and Diversity exercise • Now that you know a little about each other’s backgrounds… • Create teams of three (3) • Seek diversity in the team “make up.” • Lists types of locations to visit, do research and inform team at next class. The Social Construct of Race and Ethnicity • Race = How people see and classify each other in any given circumstance. • There is “No Race Gene.” • There are far more similarities among people than there are differences. • How Did Jews become “White Folks?” A result of anti -Semitism in Germany by the Nazis/Hitler. • In America, Jews have become “seen as White.” At the root of our being, we are all “Blood Related .” • Blood knows no color, ethnicity, language, etc. • The “Blood of Jesus” washed away All of our Sin. Matt. 26:28 • http:// www.vaughns - 1 - pagers.com/medicine/blood - type.htm Race as a Biological Category • Caucasian = White • Negroid = Black or African American • Mongolian = Asian • Skin Color • Hair Texture • Lip Form • Nose Form Race as a Biological Category http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/05/what_kin d_of_asian_are_you_answered_in_hilarious_vi deo.html Race as an Ethnic Group • A group is an Ethnic Group if its members are united by a common culture. o Culture include: o Language o Religion o Tools o Music o Habits o Socializations Practices • Racial Groups are Ethnic Groups Race as Self - Defined • Bi - Racial • Mixed • Tiger Woods o Father = African American o Mother = Asian American We’re Not that Different What does Graves mean when he says that the majority of genetic variation in h umans occurs between individuals, not between races? We’re Not that Different Why do you think there has been so much more attention given to presumed biological bases for race, compared to social bases for race?