GEOG 205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ninety-Five Theses, Noble Eightfold Path, Vedas
2 Dec 2016
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Two primary bases for minority status in usa. Ethnicity and race, however, are very different concepts. If majority of people are tolerant of an ethnic group. If majority of people rejects or subordinates an ethnic group. Belief that o(cid:374)e"s g(cid:396)oup is u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue a(cid:374)d (cid:396)ight. Different concentrations in dna for certain physical traits. Boundaries among races are arbitrary: physical traits do not fit geographical zones, no 2 physical traits have the same spatial distribution. Created and given by meaning by people from culture. Intolerance of people perceived to be inherently or genetically inferior. No scientific basis for racial superiority or inferiority. Nazis wanted genetically pure and superior babies. Child(cid:396)e(cid:374) of (cid:862)(cid:396)a(cid:272)iall(cid:455)(cid:863) pu(cid:396)e offi(cid:272)e(cid:396)s a(cid:374)d thei(cid:396) (cid:449)i(cid:448)es o(cid:396) (cid:373)ist(cid:396)esses. Poor whites and blacks vs elite whites. Racism encouraged whites to control both black slaves and poor whites. Accepts as truth the negative social definitions they have formed of some other group. Apply perceived negative traits to all individuals of other groups.
