SOC 387 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Indian Removal Act, Monroe Doctrine, Homestead Acts
9 Feb 2017
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The invention of the idea of race & begin scientific racism. This trinity plays a major role in how we think about differences in race. Laws set certain terms (ex: who is entitled to specific types of benefits). Politics is the vehicle of how these laws get passed through. Science plays a part because it"s not just social or cultural. Religion and economics play a part in this trinity, as it was used in the interest of those who benefited. The frontier was an economic, social, and religious endeavor. Manifest destiny: american indians (desmond & emirbayer 2009) Manifest destiny: by god"s will, this is what"s supposed to happen. In the movement to the west (americas), the expansion to the frontier was significant to the average american because it signified that one could be stable and support their family. The economy was changing and there was a need for new resources; thus this lead to marxism .
