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May 20, 2024 · 1. Each of the major division of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics [example elided]. 1.1. mass noun The fact or condition of belonging to a racial division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this. 1.2.
May 17, 2024 · What most definitions have in common is an attempt to categorize peoples primarily by their physical differences. In the United States, for example, the term race generally refers to a group of people who have in common some visible physical traits, such as skin colour, hair texture, facial features, and eye formation.
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May 18, 2024 · racism, the belief that humans may be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races”; that there is a causal link between inherited physical traits and traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural and behavioral features; and that some races are innately superior to others.
- Audrey Smedley
- Racism, also called racialism, is the belief that humans can be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races"; that there...
- Historically, the practice of racism held that members of low-status races should be limited to low-status jobs or enslavement and be excluded from...
- Racism elicits hatred and distrust and precludes any attempt to understand its victims. Many societies attempt to combat racism by raising awarenes...
3 days ago · Definitions provide by the Racial Equity Tools Glossary. Race : A social construct that artificially divides people into distinct groups based on characteristics such as physical appearance (particularly color), ancestral heritage, cultural affiliation, cultural history, ethnic classification, and the social, economic and political needs of a ...
- Kathy Herrlich
- 2011
3 days ago · Similarly, in British law, the phrase racial group means "any group of people who are defined by reference to their race, colour, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origin". In Norway, the word "race" has been removed from national laws concerning discrimination because the use of the phrase is considered problematic and ...
May 16, 2024 · Cultural Geography explains cultural change in different geographical settings, from the politics of everyday life to the production and consumption of landscapes, to the politics of sexuality, gender, race, and nationality. ...
May 16, 2024 · A short definition for Population Geography. The geographical study of population, including its spatial distribution, dynamics, and movement. As a subdiscipline, it has taken at least three distinct but related forms, the most recent of which appears increasingly integrated with human geography in general.
