ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: World-Systems Theory, Lewis H. Morgan, Sociocultural Evolution
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Scientific racism humans are divided into discrete types/races. Traits are associated with these types/races; it is appearance, intelligence, and racial types. These races are ranked; there are superior and inferior. This gave a reason for colonists to take over the colonies. Social darwinism societies in competition over scarce resources. This is a natural competition, and the fit societies will dominate the less fit. C. ) unilinear social evolutionism lewis henry morgan, a model of change. Societies that don"t change are stuck in time due to material conditions. Unilinear social evolutionism is the theoretical backbone for the white man"s burden. White man"s burden is the notion that the superior white men must help the less fortunate others to prosper and grow. Science recursively affects society by giving us a way of thinking of each other and the world. The way we think about things affects what we do. Third world india, parts of africa, less developed countries.
