Problem
A. Does it help to talk about race and racism? Why or why not?
B. Can talking about race actually reduce racism, by increasing understanding? Why or why not?
C. Can talking about race actually add to and worsen the effects of racism by drawing attention to it? Why or why not?
D. If people completed the "Sorting People" exercise and the Human Variation quiz linked in this online lesson, would that help to reduce racism?
E. If your respondents for your paper completed the "Sorting People" exercise linked in this online lesson, do you suppose they might respond differently to your survey questions? Why or why not?
F. As you read in the article linked in this online lesson, why do so many researchers still treat race as a scientific concept?