ISS 335 Study Guide - Gene Pool, Patrilineality, Homo Economicus
30 Oct 2014
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Racial diversity: different groups have different biological characteristics: classify other groups in opposition to white. Non-whites are others: this kind of classification is problematic: when we say white we don"t just mean. In america: most important difference is skin color skin color, mean a whole list of attributes and characteristics that have nothing to do with skin color: classifying people on basis of skin color is a social construct. Not about physical attributes, describes personality or behavioral classifications, often nothing from a biological aspect: race always implies behavioral dispositions. Sex: sexual dimorphism characteristic differences in male/females, not as important as the cultural, behavioral dispositions, gender roles about cultural definitions about what it means to be a man or a woman. 1st generation immigrants tend to retain their original countries value. from the rest of americans: there were times in america where ethnicity was very defining.
