Is race a social construct?

Question

Is race a social construct? What are the arguments for and against race being a social construct? What historical factors influenced the idea of race as a social construct?

Sources

• https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/the-case-for-race-realism
• https://thewikle.com/images/b/bd/AI_recognition_of_patient_race_in_medical_imaging_%282022%29.pdf
• Discourse on Race Has a Conformity Problem
• https://thewikle.com/images/5/5e/Changing_the_concept_of_race_-_On_UNESCO_and_cultural_internationalism_%282020%29.pdf
• https://www.unz.com/isteve/david-reich-how-to-talk-about-race-and-genetics/
• https://scijust.ucsc.edu/2019/05/30/developing-debate-on-race-and-genomics/