Are race and gender social constructs?
From D&I Digest by Teagan Robinson-Bell and Henry Fairnington
August 27, 2025 · 45 min · Season 2 · Episode 8
About this episode
This episode explores the concepts of race and gender as social constructs and their interrelation.
In this episode, we discuss the idea of social constructs, and deconstruct (ha) what that actually means when we talk about things like race and gender, and how the two topics are linked. Articles discussed this month are: "Biological reality’: What genetics has taught us about race" "The Social Construction of Sex" If you have a question for us, then you can submit it through this form. Music used is: Who Do You Think I Think You Are? by Mini Vandals
People in this episode
Hosts: Teagan Robinson-Bell, Henry Fairnington
Topics covered
- social constructs
- race
- gender
- society
- culture
Keywords
- social constructs
- race
- gender
- society
- culture
- genetics
- sex
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mini Vandals
Books & works: Biological reality’: What genetics has taught us about race, The Social Construction of Sex, Who Do You Think I Think You Are?
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