Pol 252 race_ethnicity_gender

1. POL 252
Fall 2014

4.  Many questions associated with these topics
 Race and Ethnicity in everyday language
 Used imprecisely
 Do they differ in any meaningful way?
 If so, how and why?

6. This view focuses on genetic “markers”
such as skin color, hair color, and bone structure.
Subpopulations of humans can
be distinguished biologically.
How can race be defined
from a biological standpoint?

7.  #1: Continuous Nature
of Genetic Traits
 #2: Intra-Group Variation
 #3: No Subgroups

10.  Main Characteristics of Ethnic Groups
 Common Kin or Ancestry
 Common Language
 Shared History
 Shared Religion and Culture
 Shared Future or Destiny
 What is “Linked Fate?”

12.  Stereotypes
 Prejudice
 Discrimination
 Racism

16. BIOLOGICAL DETERMINISM SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM