SOCI 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Human Genome Project, Aryan Race, Scientific Racism
16 Mar 2016
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Define face and understand its use as a concept both in the part and today. Understand the various social theories used to understand intergroup relations. Gain insight into the potential outcomes of race . Historically defined in terms of physical or genetic characteristics, or ascrptive characteristics. The presumed heredity characteristics of a group of people. The classification of persons into hierarchical categories (taxonomy) on a basis of real or imagined characteristics. Quotations: why do we put quotation marks around the word race, race is a social construct constructed by society, many people believe it"s physical. Socially constructed no real biological referent. No scientific basis for positioning different groups of people into discreet races on the basis of physical features: everyone believes that physical features of race exist, race isn"t real. Racial group: they favour their own group members, and dislike others, and.
