Abstract
In this paper I defend anti-realism about race and a new theory of racialization. I argue that there are no races, only racialized groups. Many social constructionists about race have adopted racial formation theory to explain how ‘races’ are formed. However, anti-realists about race cannot adopt racial formation theory, because it assumes the reality of race. I introduce interactive constructionism about racialized groups as a theory of racialization for anti-realists about race. Interactive constructionism moves the discussion away from the dichotomous (social vs. biological) metaphysics that has marred this debate, and posits that racialized groups are the joint products of a broad range of non-racial factors, which interact.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 61-92 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | Ergo |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- racialization
- racial naturalism
- social construction about race
- anti-realism about race
- developmental systems theory
- interactive constructionism
- racialized groups