Racism and ethnicity are phenomenon’s that evidently transcend societal aspects regardless of geographical locations. As studies indicate, the issue of race has become so deeply entrenched into our social structures and human customs that no one can be able to escape the racialization phenomenon. Scholars who have engaged in exploring the race phenomenon have repeatedly suggested that developing a full understanding of the concepts transcendental nature requires closer and in-depth investigations into the capacities of racism to trigger particular dynamics of identity construction.

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Synthesis Paper On Race: Race is an Effective Way of Controlling People
Introduction
Racism and ethnicity are phenomenon’s that evidently transcend societal aspects
regardless of geographical locations. As studies indicate, the issue of race has become so deeply
entrenched into our social structures and human customs that no one can be able to escape the
racialization phenomenon. Scholars who have engaged in exploring the race phenomenon have
repeatedly suggested that developing a full understanding of the concepts transcendental nature
requires closer and in-depth investigations into the capacities of racism to trigger particular
dynamics of identity construction. Further, scholars have concurred that the dynamics of identity
construction arising from the race have consistently informed, shaped or defined the lives of the
marginalized individuals to the extent that their actions, consciousness, career, and life take
specific directions (Roseman 8). It is, however, important to appreciate the fact that construction
of identities based on race occurred through structures and institutions established by humanity.
These constructions of identity take place within almost every institution established by
men. Further studies also suggest that at the academic level constructions of identity occur
despite the most obvious picture of identity constructions taking place from a practical point of
view (Roseman 8). Constructions of identity-based on race at the reasonable level often exhibit

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in the form of behaviors, which are a little mirror image of the prevalent development within a
society. For example, during the age of slavery slave dealers and owners justified the slavery
institution by fostering a system that caused African Americans to view themselves as inferior.
The most interesting of studies concerning racism and construction of identities have recently
leaned towards investigating race as a tool for human control (Amodio and Devine 652). History
supports this perspective of study. A closer look at the Spaniards reveals that they came up with
a caste system that was founded upon race as they tried exerting social control and determining
the status of individuals. Availability of such historical facts proves one simple fact; race is an
effective way of controlling people.
Discussion
There is plenty of scholarly evidence provided in previous studies supporting the
assertion that racial, ethnic, or communal categorizations of individuals exert control over their
consciousness, careers, and lives. Racial constructs work in such a way that the human brain
becomes wired in a manner that causes people’s emotions and decisions to determine the
outcome of their lives. This only means that racial constructs in society can be used to control
people because the internalization of perceptions from the wider community causes individuals
to begin to act in a specific way. It, therefore, follows that societies propagating racism have
been tactically constructing racial attitudes with the intention of determining the outcomes of
individual’s lives to keep them under control by instilling an attitude of inferiority (Amodio and
Devine 649). People’s lives can be controlled by racial constructs in a society even without their
knowledge that the constructs are affecting the way in which they live and carry out routine
activities.

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Further, studies indicate that because racism constructs operate at the subconscious level
exerting control over individuals is possible if the constructs can influence emotional patterns.
Additional investigative studies have also suggested that if racial constructs were not able to
have an impact on the emotions of individuals, it would be impossible for such constructs to
influence the outcome of people’s lives (Amodio and Devine 650). This means that individuals
who can protect their minds at a conscious level from being affected by such constructs can
evade the trap of control. However, further studies also indicate that only a few people can do
that and if they do they are likely to be affected at the sub-conscious level. Calabrese and Susan
reiterate the experience that:
"We couldn't be seen together-not at the private, car-club sponsored Japanese dances out
in the Crenshaw District, not at the whites-dominated dances after school in the high
school gym. Whites did not see Buddhas, and Buddhas did not see bloods. We were to
stay with our own-that was the code-though we mixed some in the lunch line, in a few
classes, on the football field, and in the gym. We segregated ourselves." (Calabrese and
Tchudi 23)
A closer look at this example reveals that racial constructs can control almost everybody
to the extent that their personal lives can depict the impact of the racial constructs in question.
The ability of racial constructs in the light of the provided example to influence individual’s lives
has triggered increasing levels of interest among modern scholars. One of the results of the
studies carried out on this issue is that racist attitudes propagated within communities can affect
the emotional capabilities of individuals even without their knowing (Roseman 11). As is the
case with any other constructs that would bear such an impact, the ultimate result is the change in

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patterns of thought that influences the way we live. This is why race is a useful tool of exerting
control over others.
Recent studies also indicate that racial constructs when deeply entrenched in
communities create an atmosphere where individuals at whom racist attitudes are directed
subconsciously make decisions based on the common constructs (Roseman 12). This only
implies that even without knowing people under the influence of racial prejudice will be likely to
make decisions as determined by the current racial constructs. These decisions affect them at
work, school, and in virtually every other dimension of life where productivity is necessary. This
explains why Calabrese and Susan note the following experience:
"I sat next to a •Chicano my age named Pacheco and behind a white girl a class younger
than me named Regina. Behind us was a curly-headed white guy who played saxophone
in the marching band. He'd been in academic classes with me, the only Caucasian among
Japanese, a Korean, and a few Chinese. He was a joker, and I liked him, but usually
stayed away-we didn't fraternize much across the races, though our school was supposed
to be an experiment in integration." (Calabrese and Tchudi 21)
This example shows that racial constructs are an effective way of exerting control over a
target population. Since the racial constructs of this society were created to monitor the levels of
interactions between communities, the example reveals that the constructs were successful in
doing so. As indicated in further studies, individuals are controlled by racial constructs as has
been intended by the people who started propagated particular racism ideologies (Roseman 10).
This means that racial constructs are never haphazard but are rather tactical moves by people
from different groups to control and keep in check other people from a disparate ethnic group.

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Studies indicate that when expressed implicitly, racial attitudes have much more impact in
determining the levels of individual awareness of their inabilities. When the people become
aware of these failures, it eventually affects the manner in which they live.
Scientific studies have also engaged to prove that racial constructs perpetuated within a
particular community have the ability to exert control over certain factions and individuals.
These studies have introduced a new perspective to the concept of controlling people through
racial constructs by providing new information on the impact of the constructs on the human
brain. As suggested in these studies, implicit racial attitudes directed towards factions of the
community or individuals have no significant effect on the lives of the targeted folks if their
brains cannot process the expressed ethnic attitudes in a way that can affect human interactions
(Roseman 9). However, when individuals spend time pondering on the racial constructs
disadvantaging hem within a community, the brain processes such information in a way that
seeks to confront and deal with the constructs. However, because racial constructs are often
deeply entrenched in some societies the human brain being unable to find a solution accepts the
status quo. When this happens, the individual's' lives are affected immensely and is often
depicted in the form of sentimental expressions. Thus, this explains why Mukherjee would
indicate as follows:
"I choose to describe myself on my own terms, as an American rather than as an Asian-
American. Why is it that hyphenation is imposed only on nonwhite Americans? Rejecting
hyphenation is my refusal to categorize the cultural landscape into a center and its
peripheries; it is to demand that the American nation deliver the promises of its dream
and its Constitution to all its citizens equally." (Mukherjee 37)

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A closer look at the above statement reveals that the individual is only trying to break
free from the control being exerted over him by the racial constructs within America proving that
race is an effective way of controlling people.
Conclusion
The race is indeed an effective way of controlling people. Diverse studies and examples
attest to this fact. Racial constructs can be so effective that they exert control over individuals
even without their knowledge. This is mostly depicted in the manner in which they relate to
others and carry on with daily activities. However, for this to happen the constructs must first
affect the human mind at the subconscious level in such a way that individuals behaviors and
actions are determined by emotional patterns emanating from prevalent racial constructs.
Further, racial constructs exert control over people and their daily experiences affecting their
inclinations towards decision making.

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Works Cited
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evidence for independent constructs and unique effects on behavior." Journal of
personality and social psychology 91.4 (2006): 648-652.
Calabrese, Joseph T., and Susan Tchudi. Diversity: strength and struggle. New York: Longman,
2006. Print.
Mukherjee, Bharati. "American dreamer." Mother Jones 22.1 (1997): 33-39.
Roseman, Charles C. "Troublesome Reflection: Racism as the Blind Spot in the Scientific
Critique of Race." Human Biology 86.3 (2015): 8-16.