SOC 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Plantocracy, Eurocentrism, Greater Antilles
3 Dec 2012
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European peoples british, french, dutch, spanish, portuguese. Asian peoples indian, chinese, indonesian, japanese. Whites placed themselves at the top of hierarchy. One drop rule meant you were black even if it was from a distant ancestor. Whites in majority, blacks seen as threat. Whites represented minority therefore they relied on coloured (middle) group to act as buffer zone for protections from lowest class. Numerous racial categories and divisions varying from white to black . Marginally better in terms of race relations . Defined as the blending of diverse cultural elements into new and original forms . Seen through influence of european, african, asian, latin american and indigenous cultures. Assuming one ethic group has influenced the caribbean culture is gross injustice. Carnival celebrated during french catholic pre-lenten season and influenced by african traditions maintained in trinidad. Calypso can be traced to african oral traditions, french/spanish music, east indian drumming and black revivalist spirituals.
