Compare and contrast race and ethnicity.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Both race and ethnicity provide a basis for identifying groups of people based on characteristics. Race is determined by a group of physical characteristics. Historically, it has been used as a means of subjugation, where one group deliberately places another group at a disadvantage. Ethnicity is also socially constructed. It is based on a person’s language, religion, culture, beliefs, and common history. Groups of people often choose to associate based on ethnicity.
What do scientists believe is the determining factor that causes skin color variations in groups of humans around the world?
Which of the following terms is used to describe the socially constructed roles and behaviors that are considered appropriate for men and women in a given society?
The concept of knowing who we are and how we understand ourselves, as well as how others define us, is called __________.
Describe the impact of the ethnic conflict in the Balkans in the early 1990s.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Over 100,000 people were killed and 1 million people displaced from their homes during this conflict. Refugees flooded neighboring European countries and the European Union, and NATO sent peacekeeping troops to the region to prevent the conflict from restarting.
Which of the following events is most likely to occur in a matrilineal society?
What is the name of the official policy used by South Africa between 1948 and 1994 to separate races?
Compare and contrast how we define ourselves with how we define other people.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: We define both ourselves and others by comparison; we compare ourselves to others and others to ourselves. We also define ourselves in terms of our individual experiences and beliefs, but we define others in comparison to majority and minority groups.
Explain what is meant by "race." What does it mean to say that race is socially constructed?
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Race is the way humans categorize each other based on physical characteristics. It is socially constructed and has no biological foundation.
The murder or abandonment of baby girls is called __________.
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