AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Physical Abuse, Puritans, Syphilis
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1607 (usually start teaching history from this year): jamestown, first permanent colony established in america (but we"re starting before. 4 or 5 main races with smaller subgroups: red, black, yellow (oriental), white, dark-white. : biology, genes, physical charect: inherited and unchangeable, character and intellectual traits, define hierarchies based on race to justify many things, lead to ideological racism, remained popular into the 20th century, in actuality not very scientific or objective. Modern def. of race: socially defined, not biological: fluid, not fixed, still based on physical features, no connection to behavior or intelligence, race change over time and space. Race: modern vs. historic def: important to know both. Ethnicity or ethnic group: like race, def. changes over time. : set apart sometimes by members in the group, primarily on the bases of cultural or natural origin. Social groups with: shared history, identity, geography, cultural traits like food, language, music, religion and customs. Historically harder to define, now the easiest.
