SOC 209 Lecture 24: Social & Historical Contexts
14 May 2018
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• Social & Historical Contexts:
➢ The racial categories that exist in America are nonexistent in other parts of
the globe.
o South Africa:
▪ Racial groups are organized around 3 dominant categories:
White
Black
▪ apartheid to include all
mixed-
❖ Apartheid:
abolished
o Brazil:
▪ There are 5 racial categories are employed in the official census:
Blanco (White)
Pardo (Brown)
Preto (Black)
Amarelo (Asian)
Indgena (Indigenous)
▪ In everyday usage, many Brazilians identify themselves and one
another through several other racial terms.
Moreno (another type of Brown)
Moreno Claro (Light Brown)
Negro (another type of Black)
Claro (Light)
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Document Summary
The racial categories that exist in america are nonexistent in other parts of the globe: south africa, racial groups are organized around 3 dominant categories: (cid:498)coloured(cid:499) (cid:498)coloured(cid:499) category was designed during apartheid to include all (cid:498)mixed-raced(cid:499) people. Apartheid: south africa"s system of legalized segregation, now abolished: brazil, there are 5 racial categories are employed in the official census: In everyday usage, many brazilians identify themselves and one another through several other racial terms. Divided into no fewer than 10 shades (cid:523)(cid:498)pure chinese(cid:499) identified by (cid:498)pure yellow(cid:499)(cid:524). Racial categories are place-specific: bound to certain geographical & social contexts. Racial categories are also time-specific: change between different historical time periods, ex: before the middle ages, the main social division for greeks & Romans was not between race or skin color, or even gender. During that time, the key social division was between masters and slaves.
