Title: Part 1 | Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology
Headings: Part 1
Part 1
The Social Construction of Race
Skin Color Adaptation

Content: Compare this to some of the more damaging stereotypes of African Americans which include uneducated, lazy, and unemployable. Clearly, these stereotypes are much more damaging. Some say that stereotypes are based on actual patterns of behaviors. Let’s say that some people do act out their stereotypes. Does this mean they are biologically programmed to behave this way? According to The Thomas Theorem , “situations that are defined as real become real in their consequences .” What this means is that if society defines race as real, it will become real as people internalize these beliefs and act them out. What race and stereotypes do is create Self-Fulfilling Prophecies where individuals believe, either consciously or subconsciously, that they are real. WATCH>> Sterotypes: “ Average Asian” (MadTV)