week 15 race Flashcards
civilization
it is a cultural entity
villages, regions, ethnic groups, nationalities, religious groups
heterogeneity
the diversity and variation within racial or ethnic groups.
key events / process in the histories of race
European imperialism
mandate system under the eluate of nations
south African apartheid
Bandung conference
holocaust
raza
race meaning a defect
scientific racism
pseudo science belief that the human species can be subdivided into biologically distinct races and that there is empirical evidence to support racial discrimination
eugenics
human engineering - creating the superior race by preventing other races - sterilizing other races - or engaging in killing babies after birth
racial hygiene
keeping the race “pure” “clean” not having any impurities
miscegenation
done to have racial hygiene - it used to be illegal for members to marry and produce children when it came to mixing race
La Mission Civiliastrice
political rationale for military intervention and colonialisation through which European nations believed that they could improve the savage and barbaric races
Torn country
a country that is torn over which civilization it belongs to
ex. Ukraine, turkey, Russia, Mexico
clash of civilizations theory
future conflicts will primarily arise from cultural and religious differences rather than ideological or political ones.Conflicts will be driven by fundamental differences between major world civilizations, such as Western, Islamic, Hindu, and Confucian cultures.
categorial imperative - Immanuel Kant
- everybody is and end themselves not an means to an end
- we should not use people as an instrument because we would not want to be treated like stepping stones towards a bigger stones
- “treat everybody the way you would want to be treated” is his golden rule
emperor races
grouping of civilizations in which a dominant culture or civilization seeks to assert its influence or control over others
