SOC 248 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Ethnocentrism, Ethnic Religion, Sweat Lodge
29 Sep 2017
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South africa: social relations=complex, tutu"s church, st. george"s cathedral most multiracial congregations. In us cherokee, mohawk, chippewa, and salish struggle to keep native languages alive. Ie german races: 1600"s-1800"s term race took new meaning: people with common physical and sometimes psychological characteristics from common origins. Emergence of terms black and white race: black : diversity of europe became known as white . Ie jews and italians: white anglo-saxon protestant (wasp) kept them out of selective groups. Light still in privilege: light still remains color of privilege, brazilians don"t speak in terms of black and white. India today mothers buy daughters creams to lighten their skin: have dozens of color terms, wealthy and privileged still almost all light, poor usually darkest, college degree can lighten skin a few shades. Tribal religions: diversity of prehistoric religions labeled as tribal religions, sometimes grouped as shamanism.
