Should social scientists abandon the use of the term race?

There is no doubt that the term race is contested throughout social research and beyond. The fact that the term is placed in inverted commas reveals that there is much deliberation over its use and wider meanings.

During this essay, I highlight this debate and reveal some of the discussions and arguments that accompany the controversial topic so frequently historically and within contemporary society today.

I start the essay by defining what race is and how it has been conceived of in the past….(short extract)