Furthermore, the authors’ go on to define the concept of racial formation as “the sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed.” This extensive definition by default becomes the parameter in which the reader can begin to understand how “historically situated projects” are presented and organized throughout society. For instance, the social perception of capital, income, and other assets can be used under specific racial categories to formulate a generic assumptions on an individuals socioeconomic status. In essence, we as individuals often tend to use the concept of race as a rapid mechanism in which we can begin to develop a set of assumptions about another person behavior, political ideologies, and academic
Furthermore, the authors’ go on to define the concept of racial formation as “the sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed.” This extensive definition by default becomes the parameter in which the reader can begin to understand how “historically situated projects” are presented and organized throughout society. For instance, the social perception of capital, income, and other assets can be used under specific racial categories to formulate a generic assumptions on an individuals socioeconomic status. In essence, we as individuals often tend to use the concept of race as a rapid mechanism in which we can begin to develop a set of assumptions about another person behavior, political ideologies, and academic