Michael Francis Johnston wrote: > Hi, John, > You've got me thinking - I've taken it for granted that my students > recognize that race, class, and gender are social constructs. What do you > do to make this point at a deep level? And, what are the lessons that you > think your students should draw from this teaching? Do you think that they > should ignore these social constructs in their own lives? Or, do you think > they should take them less seriously in their own lives? IF so, in what > ways do you advocate that students do so? Do you think that students who > are at the bottom of the hierarchy should devote their lives to combating > these unfair social constructs? > I'm looking forward to your thoughts, > Michael
And what do you say when some students challenge the notion that race is a social construct by pointing out that some DNA testing can tell you what "tribe" you're descended from, or that some diseases are indicative of one's ancestry. Brian Burchett --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
