Midterm Flashcards
WHAT ADVANTAGES ENABLED THE BANTU TO DISPLACE THE PYGMIES AND THE KHOISAN? WHEN DID BANTU REACH THE OTHERS???
Evidence: Domestic plants & animals; food prod led to higher pop densities, germs techno, political org, + other power ingredients.
People who, by accident of their geographic location, inherited or developed food prod thereby became able to engulf geographically less endowed people.
As per 1400 (Europe arrival + literary record):
Define Melanin
The pigment that gives the skin its color. Melanin protects the skin from ultraviolet rays.
Define Equatorial populations
Populations living near the equator
indentured servant
a laborer under contract to an employer for some period of time, usually seven years, in exchange for travel, food, and accommodations.
natural selection
Charles Darwin describes the process by which nature “selects” the best adapted varieties of animals for survival.
cultural selections
the idea that, in ways that mirror natural selection, society “selects” those cultural traits that will enhance the survival of a particular civilization.
Jezebel
A racist stereotype depicting black women as hyper-sexual and promiscuous.
Simulacra
A diluted or superficial representation of something else.
Buppie
Black Urban Professional
H2A visa
A visa granted to a foreign national for temporary or agricultural work in The United States.
Stigma
A social mark of disgrace that prevents a person from entering mainstream society.For example, society stigmatizes ex-felons and pedophiles.
AFDC
Aid to Families with dependent children: assistance provided by the federal government to families in economic need.
Stratification
How a society ranks its members within a social hierachy. In the United States, class, power, and social status are the primary sorting mechanisms.
Gender roles
Beliefs, attitudes, expectations, and behaviors that a society links to one’s sex.
color-blind rhetoric
the tendency by the news media and hollywood to define racism as a problem of the past.
