Describe How the Definition of the Term "Race" Originated

question 70

Essay

Describe how the definition of the term "race" originated. How has the term changed over time? In your essay, also discuss how race has evolved as a social construction. Finally, discuss how race is embedded with social class.

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Definitions:

Taxable Income

The amount of an individual's or a corporation's income that is subject to taxation by government authorities.

Progressive

Refers to a type of tax system in which tax rates increase as the taxable amount increases.

Regressive

Refers to systems, especially tax systems, where the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases, placing more of a burden on low-income earners.

OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an international organization that works to build better policies for better lives, promoting policies to improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.