Three things realist constructionism about race—or anything else—can do

Journal of Social Philosophy 38 (4):554–568 (2007)
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Social constructionists about race frequently hold that race does not travel, that race is socially constructed, and that racial passing is possible. Ron Mallon has argued that these three principles cannot be consistently held at once. This article argues otherwise.

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Joshua Glasgow
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