GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Racialization, Ethnic Enclave, Three Cities
23 Oct 2018
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Near people like you , however that is defined. It matters because where people live is an outcome for various economic, What is the attitude of the receiving society toward this particular. Ideas about race" and ethnicity" are among the most powerful sources of human identity: who am i . Although debatable, these categories are often taken for granted. These notions are in fact, social constructs, products of specific historical. These notions are in fact, social constructs, products of specific historical and geographical forces, rather than biologically given ideas. The term race came to english language from french and italian roots in the 18th century. It gained so-called scientific legitimacy because it served the interests of mercantile and industrial capitalism particularly in britain and in the british colonies. Over time, it spread to australia, canada and other white-settler colonies abroad.
