ASIA AM 20 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Asian Americans, Chinese People, China
20 Nov 2018
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Before asian america: history to 1965 and us immigration policy. There is a history of linking social construct to science (taxonomy), but we have to remember that it is all a man-made; ideas of both taxonomy and classification and ranking of race are created by man. Carolus linneaus (karl linne): in relation to the process of taxonomy . Classified the racial groups, taking a step farther past homo sapiens. Ranked the races (judging the race from biological aspects and physicality, which lead to the furtherment of the social construct and race ranking) Generalizations of a race as a whole based on the overall appearance. Whites : have larger frontal lobes: smarter, creative, good for thinking. Asians : brains were shaped differently, less aggressive naturally but. Indians : hopelessly disorganized, linked to nature, to the animals. Blacks : dark skinned people, sexual, violent, childlike, good at big muscle deviant labor.
