Social Construction of Race & Disability Assignment | Race & Disability

Write a short reflective paper that takes up this week’s topic of the social construction of race and disability. In your essay response, please engage the following questions:

From the readings and media you’ve done so far, what do you think we mean by using the term “social construction of race and/or disability”?

How does this understanding compare/contrast to how you’ve previously thought about race and disability, together and separately? Think about the messages you’ve received from friends, family, school, media and other contexts.

These reflective papers should be between 400-500 words and balance your understanding of the course material with your own personal experiences, ideas, and histories with race and disability.

To receive full credit, you must reference at least 5 of the resources assigned in Module 1A in your response.

Resources: https://www.vox.com/2014/10/10/6943461/race-social-construct-origins-census
https://www.independentliving.org/docs1/finkelstein.html