SA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: American Masters, Man Man, White Supremacy

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Lindsey Freeman

Document Summary

Race was first applied to humans in the context of european colonial expansion during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Use of term reflects beliefs about biological superiority and inferiority in the context of colonial power. White supremacy involves discrimination against anyone not of the western european ethnic background has been prevailing pattern since people began discussing humans in terms of different races . Races do not exist as clear biological entities among humans. Early scientists tried to divide humans into 3 races . Racialization: a social process in which groups of people are viewed and judged as essentially different in terms of their intellect, their morality, values, and their innate worth because of differences in physical appearance or cultural heritage. Discussed of whether or not aboriginal people were human and had souls. To western europeans, they were considered as other . Rational accountability: an approach that shows people"s strengths and weaknesses so that problems can be viewed alongside successes.