What do race and racism mean

Please use the Tyrone Hayes case study, the Andrew Wakefield case .What do race and racism mean

study, or another example. Please be sure to include an appropriate citation to any resources that help you develop your response.

How would you describe the difference between a “scientific controversy” and “controversial science”?  Choose an example of a scientific controversy or a piece of controversial science and describe where the controversy comes in and where the science comes in.  For example, does most of the uproar come from inside or outside the scientific community?  Are scientists generally in agreement about the general underlying knowledge or behavior of the people involved in generating that knowledge?  How does all of this relate to the social side of science, or to the relationship between science and society?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i5AG4vTMFc     “Concept of Race”

What do race and racism mean to you?  What relevant ideas have you encountered in your readings and in the videos so far in our explorations?
Do ‘race’ and ‘ethnicity’ mean different things?
Consider the videos the class summarized about concepts of race and the materials about the mixed marrow donor registry.  Think about your experiences before this class, too.

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