Instructions: You will need to include materials from lecture. Healey book, and assigned videos.

Instructions: You will need to include materials from lecture. Healey book, and assigned videos.  The essay needs to be no less than three pages and no more than five pages, double spaced, and submitted to the course dropbox. The deadline is as late as possible and no additional time will be given under any circumstance.  If the final is not submitted by the deadline, a student will receive a zero.
Essay: 400 points
In “Race: A Powerful Illusion” race is established as a social construction rather than a biological characteristic. Why does race remain such as salient characteristic? Start your essay by discussing the main sociological theorists, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Patricia Hill Collins emphasizing how each of these theories address power.  How does the importance of the contact situation, group competition, and power relate to the experiences of African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans.  End your essay by discussing the best way for Americans to deal with this topic including in your personal lives, Gordon State College, the state of Georgia, and the United States.