Chapter 6 and 8 Flashcards
how many components of race are there
5
what is the term for race as a social mask for power/ economic relations
contemporary
the measurement of human bodies to determine individual ans group physical characteristics
antropomentry
a term for the undesirable effects of mixing of different genetic types or populations; mixing of races
miscegenation
the scientific practice of improving a population by selective breeding
eugenics
the marriage principle in which an individual marries some in the same culture as them
endogamy
the process of ethnic groups come into being
ethogenesis
the coexsistence of multiple social/ cultural groups in the same society or state
pluralism
a type of asslimilation which people are absorbed into traits like religion and language
cultural assimilation
a form of assimilation in which physical traits of a group are lost throught intermarriage
racial assimilation
a form of assimilation in which groups are integrated into society
social assimilation
A social group that shares some degree of practical interest, identity, residence, and destiny.
corporate group
marrying outside a group
exogamy
marrying inside a group
endogamy
sororal polygyny
man marrying sisters
