1 It is not, and never has been, true that the Hyaenidae is a family distinguished by scavenging. 2  Of the four species alive today-the Aardwolf and the Spotted, Striped and Brown Hyaenas-only the latter two are full-time scavengers.
Social Construction of Whiteness. Race is not based on genetics. Race as a social construction. Biologization of culture replaced genetic arguments, but is equally flawed. Differences between different races defended as genetic, now debunked. Changing constructions throughout U.S. history. Whiteness is a social construction. The result of an infinite number of daily interactions between people in a society. History of de jure and de facto racial privilege and oppression in U.S. Unearned, systematic privileges accrued as a result of being white.
What âage appropriatenessâ means, in fact, is that activities, materials and items are chosen without regard to the needs, interests or preferences of the people they are supposed to be for. These imposed activities, materials and items are deemed to be appropriate for the personâs chronological age. Why? What is so important about that?