Question

Sociologists argue that race is which of the following?
A. Biological
B. Genetic
C. Not important in society
D. Socially constructed

Answer 1

SOCIOLOGISTS argue that race is SOCIALLY constructed.

That's because society decides what makes every race different.

Oh my god, who would have thought??

When we talk about "race," we're talking about all the similarities and differences in humans that are important, and are more easily noticed.

Skin color, for example, is considered an important difference in people from different races.

On the other hand, eye color isn't considered important to someone's "race."

White people (caucasians) are one type of race.
Their skin is white. It's what makes them different from all the other races, because skin color is considered important.

Eye color isn't important in race.
Not all white people have the same eye color. But nobody cares about that.