SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Equal Protection Clause, Determinant, Social Fact
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No new material covered in class oct. 3. 1 page memo for educate the vote due 9/30 by 5pm. American sociological association says a social invention that changes as political, economic, and historical contexts change (asa 2003) U. s. government - plays a large role because they create the categories; us census is constantly evolving. The racial categories included in the census questionnaire generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country and not an attempt to define race biologically. Various categories of measuring race and ethnicity across the decades 1790 - 2010. Race is a constant conversation, it"s multifaceted and evolving. Policy decisions, esp for civil rights and equal employment. Allocation of federal funding - certain programs; make sure everyone has equal protection under law. Legislative redistricting - try to get proper counts of people; equal representation; redrawn every ten years during the census. A lot of classifications come out from systems of power.
