Race

A person’s race can be interpreted in many different ways, both positive and negative.  There is a difference between a sociological definition of race and a biological definition of race. A sociological definition of race has to do with how people and a society perceive a certain race and people of that race, and what traits are associated with that race.  A biological definition of race is what the genetic and biologically derived within the person, or what they were born with, not what they acquired as a result of the society around them.  The IAT helps to show how subconsciously racist we really are. This type of racism isn't necessarily a terrible thing to have, the test just shows how the society we live in and the people around us truly influence our beliefs and how we view other people.  During the test we are not trying to seem racist, we are just clicking buttons, but in reality we are being tested on what type of race we prefer compared to another.  In a society generally dominated by one race, subconsciously we are going to prefer the race we are a part of, only because our society teaches us to be that way.  I do believe that this test is accomplishing measuring what it is attempting to measure because it is testing our subconscious mind and what we automatically prefer. 

            I did believe that African Americans were biologically superior athletes, only because I am an athlete myself and I see first hand how easy sports and certain components of sports come to them.  I still do believe that African Americans have a slight edge in certain sports because they possess certain traits that are a better fit to that kind of sport then other races, but I don't believe them to be completely dominate in sports.  Just because they are African American or possess certain better traits doesn't make them automatically better at sports than another person of a different race.  There are many other aspects to sports that makes a player great, including leadership, determination, hard work and mental ability.