1. Understanding ‘Race’
'Race' is an interesting topic, and it is one that everyone seems to have a different opinion on. Some say it is a very important issue today, some say they've suffered as it's been used against them, and some say it's not even a real concept. It's a question asked...
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2. ‘Race’, Evolution And Natural Selection: Understanding The Terms
In order to understand 'race' accurately, it is important to first understand some of the scientific terms and definitions related to 'race', as well as the accurate terms related to evolution and biology. 'Race' Race is the idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited...
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3. Human Evolutionary History: The Development Of Humans
The Development Of Humans Genetic studies have shown that the journey of human evolution began around 85 million years ago, when primates diverged from other animals.[1] The earliest fossils discovered of the first primates have been dated to around 55 million years ago. The African great apes appeared around 14 million...
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4. The Biology Of Human Variation
Within every species, a species defined as two living beings which are able to breed and reproduce together, there is individual variation. No two animals, or humans for that matter, are ever exactly alike. Each person is built a little differently and has different influences from their environment. The differences...
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5. The History Of The Idea Of ‘Race’
The idea of 'Race' and of trying to categorize human beings based on skin color is a fairly recent one, coming into existence just within the past few hundred years. Historians note that before this time, languages and nationalities were the way people categorized other human beings. For example, the...
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6. Scientific Racism And The Case Against It
Scientific racism is the pseudoscientific belief that empirical evidence exists to support or justify racism, 'racial' discrimination, 'racial' inferiority, or 'racial' superiority.[1][2] Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that are claimed to be both scientific and factual, but are incompatible with the scientific method.[3] While inaccurate, scientific 'racism' was common...
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7. The Overtly Racist Societies Of The 20th Century
The 5 Criteria Of An Openly Racist Society Racism is defined as; “Prejudice and discrimination, fortified by ideologies claiming that the differences between human groups of apparently divergent ancestry are immutable and have implications for social inclusion or ranking.”[1] In his book Racism: a short history, Stanford University professor George...
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8. Understanding Poverty: The Real Cause Of Undesirable Social Behaviors
Poverty is the missing link in understanding many of the ideas, stereotypes, judgments and conclusions that have been misallocated to people of color for generations. Negative social behaviors that were once inaccurately associated with 'race,' such as crime, violence, high birth rates, low education levels and illness, have been found to...
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9. New Racisms
New racisms, for the most part, are an expression and continuation of old unchallenged racisms. Old ideas from previous generations become integrated into the cultures, languages and societies of newer generations. The original meanings become lost, and often repeated, often heard 'racial' cultural stereotypes become accepted ideas among those who...
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10. Beyond ‘Race’: Every Generation Needs An Education On ‘Race’
How Society Will Get Beyond 'Race' As humanity seeks to move beyond the false and ancient idea of 'race'; the scientifically inaccurate and untrue idea that has caused the suffering of told and untold tens of millions of human beings, the true answer and only remedy is accurate and factual...
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