race and racism

Question 1

what are the 3 major sub disciplines of modern race science

Answer 1

physical anthropology
comparative anatomy
taxonomy

Question 2

what is physical anthropology

Answer 2

measurements of physical features of different races, to scientifically validate racism

Question 3

what is comparative anatomy

Answer 3

experiments to measure races - sarah baartman

Question 4

what is taxonomy

Answer 4

classifying race into categories

Question 5

what are the 3 main racial categories

Answer 5

caucasoid
mongoloid
negroid

Question 6

what are the names and importance of racial hierarchies

Answer 6

language is important in conceptualising race

Question 7

what did the racial pyramid do

Answer 7

hierarchy legitimised oppression and maltreatment of the negroid

Question 8

how does modern race science influence cultural capital

Answer 8

allows only specific relations to occur- indians being racist towards black people

Question 9

whiteness is thought to be

Answer 9

• internally complete
• full structured
• human
  whiteness is a self sufficient identity

Question 10

all social identities are

Answer 10

• relative/ rational: comparison between categories
• situational: country and culture specific
• phenotypical : based on certain empirical markes

Question 11

how is race metonymic

Answer 11

hierarchy is never explicit, it manifests elsewhere and is only visible through its effects