PBS - RACE The power of an illusion (2003) Part 3

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By asking, What is this thing called 'race'?, a question so basic it israrely asked, "Race - The Power of an Illusion" helps set the terms for what any further discussion of race must first take into account.Ideal for human biology, anthropology, sociology, American history, American studies, and cultural studies.

The division of the world's peoples into distinct groups -"red,""black,""white" or "yellow" peoples - has became so deeply imbedded in our psyches,so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss as crazy any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative, three-hour series claims. "Race - The Power of an Illusion" questions the very idea of race as biology, suggesting that a belief in race is no more sound than believing that the sun revolves around the earth.

Yet race still matters. Just because race doesn't exist in biology doesn't mean it isn't very real, helping shape life chances and opportunities.

Part 3: House We Live in
"The House We Live In" asks, If race is not biology, what is it? This episode uncovers how race resides not in nature but in politics, economics and culture. It reveals how society "make" race by disproportionately channeling resources, power, status and wealth.