Question

The sociologist Amy L. Best, in "Doing Race in the Context of Feminist Interviewing: Constructing Whiteness through Talk," analyzed how two African American teenagers had to create racial identities during their interview with her. What does this analysis suggest about race?

Answer 1

The master status is what dominates how an individual behaves and how he/she will be perceived and treated by others. This analysis suggests that even master statuses such as gender and race have to be constructed through negotiation between what we project and what others recognize.