(Q003) This clip shows that over time, whites, blacks, and other groups compete to define racial classifications in various ways
. The way that each group defines and categorizes race reflects their material interests in either positioning themselves as a dominant racial group or eliminating racial distinctions, thereby redistributing resources along racial lines. This reflects which theory of race
Functionalist theory of race explains the role dominant and subordinate groups play to build and maintain a stable social structure. This is described by showing the various ways in which racism redistributes resources along racial lines. For example, the way so much resources, time, and effort were put into places so as to maintain separate and unequal educational systems among different racial group prior to the civil rights movement.
Hence, in this case, the right answer is Functionalist theory of race.
