The Concept Of Race In Political Science

Political Science reveals that race is deeply engrained into the structure of political structures. It addresses that reality that the concept of race does not simply affect humanity at an individual level or an institutional level, but at a deeper level than these. Julia Novkov writes in her article “Rethinking Race in American Politics,” that race is much more deeply engrained in the American political system than perceived. It is not simply a variable, but part of the relationship individuals form between each other and the institutions that govern them. Race within political systems is especially noteworthy in that racial objectification can withstand long periods of time. Laws made by predecessors with racist (even subconsciously)

Political Science studies the relationships between and within political institutions to better understand the impact political systems have on the concept of race, and vice versa. A political scientist might ask how a racially charged law came about in a community or how a local government reacted or failed to react to racially objectifying actions from individuals it governed. Questions such as these further Political Science’s goal of gaining insight into human behavior as it creates and interacts with political systems. However, even though effects of race may be seen, studying and proving the existence of these dependent variables and explaining their interactions with race is not simple. This challenge is faced by all social sciences, due to the complexity of individuals and their relationships with each other and their

Psychology knows that race is a social construct, a way in which human society seeks to separate and often objectify its members. Although race is a product of humanity, the relationship is twofold, for Psychology also recognizes that individuals are products of their respective environments, and as such, the presence of race impacts individuals. Therefore, it can be said that the relationship between race and humanity is a cyclical one, for neither can survive without the other and each is a product of the