Race

VIEWS/CATEGORIES/DEFINITIONS How do other cultures view race (besides the USA) Contemporary And other famous civs in the past (USA 100 yrs ago?) How is race classified in other countries/societies? How do the majority of people in the world view race? Does race have a set definition or does it change from society to society? If it has a set definition, what is it? Does race still exist today? Will it exist in 50 years (is it on the way "out" b/c people are moving around and mixing more?) Is it a term that is losing its meaning? Does color have anything to do with determining race? Prelim answer: No Do genes have anything to do with race, or is it just based on physical appearance? What would happen if black and white flipped? (counter-factual) What if people all were given random races/colors? All green. CATEGORIES How many races are there? (infinite?) Can people be more than one race? Are religion and culture part of race? How do we tell diff b/w race and nationality? Is geography (where you and your parents come from) part of race? HISTORY (4-5) What was the race of the first humans? When and where did the idea of race begin? If everyone came from Africa, how did we get different races? Why are there multiple races in what we call the human race? Why did some races used to have different rights? What is the purpose of classifying people by race? Is there less prejudice without the concept of race? (counter-factual) Even though racism is less prevalent/common, (no signs that say "white" and "colored") There is still prejudice against certain races in the world MEDICAL (5) What are the reasons for diseases being more common to some races? Does life expectancy correlate with race? Maybe it's a geographic link with the race (malaria, eg)
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