SEP 271 Lecture 27: SEP LECTURE 27
26 Mar 2017
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Us government forced native americans to move to areas with marginal land and few resources. High school sport: involved and successful, but many native north americans choose not to attend college. Tension between white american and native american cultures. Team nicknames, mascots, logos derogatory to some groups in particular, Highlights dominance of majority and subordination of others . Movement of athletes from nation to nation . Citizenship and national teams (olympics and world cup) Number of african americans in major team sports has increased dramatically since world war. Speculation but little empirical research about overrepresentation in certain sports. There are greater differences within, rather than between races. Racial categories are not fixed, unambiguous, and dichotomous. African americans and whites exhibit wide range of physical characteristics. Human genome study: greater range of differences within races than between races. 10,000 genes determine human makeup; one to six regulate skin color. Peoples of africa represent fullest and most spectacular variations found anywhere.
