The Making Of Race Chapter 1 Summary

In chapter 3 of reading A starts of by bringing up the making of race. In this reading it talks about the facts that their is no biological basis for “race.” Which is a quite interesting statement for me to read for I was basically raised that race was in our genes. However, “race” as a matter a fact is not determined by gene and is just a social construct. This racial division is for the most part divided into 3 categories, caucasoid,negroid and mongoloid but not everyone is included into this “race” category such as East Asia. Many used the idea of science to make people believe in this racial social construction. Many would determine “race” as something determined by physical attributes such as skin, hair etc. However, although certain individuals

Charles Kingsley view was that in the case of English race they need to increase in order to inhabit and cultivate in unoccupied spaces. The larger the population the more power. Therefore children and infants were seen as “a national assets” and needed to be cared for they were the imperial race. This put and if you ask me is a big responsibility on mothers. Motherhood was so highly looked at and the nation felt the necessity to intrude in a children's and mothers relationship. They needed to make sure their “national assets” were taken great care of and these children were the next generation of citizens and cautious needed to be taken. Therefore, for a women her biggest function as a mother was very important. If she did not perform her functions as a mother in the right ways the state would remove her children. In reading D the reading goes on about Race Culture. How “race” gained its power through eugenics, one race traits would be more desired than others. One of many groups of people who were affected by this idea were those who were “mentally retarded” they were affected for the fact that because they wanted people only to reproduce those whom they believed were the more desired traits they would sterilize them this was practiced on the woman. Countries such as Brazil believes that the idea behind eugenics was the key to a

They want to start this project collection blood and tissue from Indigenous groups worldwide for genetic studies and want to rush and start gathering the DNA samples for the think that they Indigenous group are going extinct. However, issue are brought up for the Indigenous groups have their own beliefs and dont care for these ideas they want to answer and it's rather insulting to question their beliefs. One srategy that has been imposed to get them to go along with this is medical benefits from thier discoveries to help treat them with any sicknesses. This is a false hope and even if medical applications did raise they would most likely be exspensive. Another, issue is that this project is put available to the public an open-acess policy. Anyone can use these genetic samples for themselves and even manipulate with it such as used in genetic enginering. Eventhough, this project was denied from patent claim from Indigenous groups they plan to get informed consent. Which brings alot of questions who gives this