SOC100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Anti-Imperialism, Postcolonialism, Gillnetting
23 Sep 2016
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The term race was rst applied to humans in the context of european colonial expansion during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Use of the term re ects beliefs of biological superiority and inferiority in the context of colonial power. Not always light skin = good, dark skin = bad. However, white supremacy has been a prevailing pattern since people began discussing humans in terms of. Races do not exist as clear biological entities among humans. Science has shown that there is only one human species - the human race - even though there is variation among its members. Racialization is a social process in which groups of people are viewed and judged as essentially di erent in terms of their intellect, morality, values, and worth because of di erences in physical appearance or cultural heritage. Racialization of north america"s indigenous population began in the sixteenth century in europe. Approximately 92% of canadian history is aboriginal history.
