Kanopy Setup

Create an account on Kanopy Setup—this is a free film services through Dallas
College Libraries
• After you have created your account through Kanopy
• Search the title Race The Power of an Illusion: The House We Live In. It is
Episode 3
Respond to the following questions:

1. Why is homeownership so important? For example, how does homeownership contribute to
   wealth for a family?
2. Explain the term social construction and explain what it means to say that race is socially
   constructed.
3. Explain the term institutionalized racism and provide concrete examples from the film to
   illustrate how racism is institutionalized (systemic not individualized).
4. Explain the term color blindness ideology and explain some issues with the color blindness
   ideology—as indicated in the film.
5. Apply your sociological imagination to this film in understanding racism as social issue,
   make sure to connect the social issue of racism to a social institution.
   a. Define the term public/social issue.
   b. Explain how racism is a social issue (move beyond the individual).
   c. Connect the racism to a social institution in society.
   d. Explain how the identified social institution from question c, could create the social
   issue of racism