Idea of Race

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One Drop Rule Idea that any African ancestry identifies someone as Black, creating a black-white binary. Environmental determinism Physical terrain influences behavior, culture. Heredity Genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring. Autochthony Belief a community is indigenous to a region. Physiognomy Practice of discovering temperament from appearance. Ideology of imperialism Belief system that justifies the domination of one group over another. Polygenesis Not all humans were God's creations. Purity of Blood Discrimination based on ancestry or 'blood'. Phrenology Study of head shape/size to learn characteristics of races. Odalisque White female slave in harem, typically in Ottoman palace. Caucasian Term used to describe a racial classification originating from the Caucasus region. Proto-racism Early forms of racial categorization and discrimination. Neanderthal 'desert' A genetic zone where alleles between species don't communicate. Genetic diversity Variety of genetic characteristics within a population. Bering Land Bridge Land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the last Ice Age. Eugenics Study of or belief in the possibility of improving the human race by selective breeding. Language discrimination Discrimination based on the language spoken by an individual. Allophone Mental realization of a sound that can vary in pronunciation. Phoneme Physical realization of meaningful sound units. Proto-language A reconstructed ancestor language from which a group of languages descends. Standard language ideology Belief that there is a 'correct' form of a language that should be used. Linguistic subordination The process by which certain languages or dialects are deemed inferior to others. Intercaste marriages Marriages between individuals of different caste backgrounds, affecting genetic diversity. Genetic determinism The belief that genes determine physical and behavioral traits. Caste system A social stratification system based on hereditary status. Genetic blocks Segments of DNA that are inherited together, often due to limited interbreeding. COVID resistance Genetic factors that may provide immunity or reduced susceptibility to COVID-19. Brain size changes Evolutionary alterations in brain size associated with the development of human species. Bipedalism The ability to walk on two legs, a key adaptation in human evolution. Tool use The ability to create and use tools, significant in human evolution.