Part one of term paper
The definition of the word “race” is one that has been pondered, debated, scientifically proven and disproved for centuries. It is a word that everyone knows but no one can define. In the publication, “Racial Formation”, the authors, Michael Omi and Howard Winant attempt to define and explain the term “race”. They analyze its c ...

Part two of term paper
... of race to achieve particular ends” (60). In other words, racial projects organize the different arguments of what racism is and help to organize and define its overall meaning. Omi and Winant then proceed to sum up their theory by stating that society is filled with these racial projects to which everyone is subjected. This subjection influences people’s ideas of the “rules of racial classification” and gives them a foundation for their own racial identity. This in turn forces us int ...