ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Matrilineality, Industrial Revolution, Castizo
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3 fathers and matrilineality - article 11. 4 youth and sexuality - article 12. Las castas system - imperial spanish law : race - oriented. As the races became mixed , the casta system evolved to accommodate new racial promotions. Mestizo = 1/2 indios + 1/2 european (more rights) more right than his/her indios parent, but less right than his/her european parent. Mulato = 1/2 african + 1/2 european (less rights) Castizo = 1/4 indian + 3/4 european (most rights) Abolitionist movement - goal was to end slavery. On the other hand, most race scientists of the 1800s were promoting a view that. Race scientists of the 1800s promoted a view that racial inequality was natural. Establish the anthro society of paris in 1859. Clines - minor physical genetic variations within a species.
