The Ethnic PhenomenonA gem of a book for scholars in race and ethnic relations and sociobiology. . . . Van den Berghe analyzes various forms that race and ethnic relations have displayed including colonial empires, slavery, middleman minorities, caste systems, and assimilation. The causes and consequences of these systems are brilliantly teased out employing historical and crosscultural examples. Libraries with any work at all on race and ethnic relations or sociobiology should acquire this book. Choice |
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... close kin over distant kin . The more closely related organisms are , the higher the propor- tion of the genes they share . Therefore , genes that favor nepotistic behavior in organisms will enhance their own replication more ...
... close kin over distant kin . The more closely related organisms are , the higher the propor- tion of the genes they share . Therefore , genes that favor nepotistic behavior in organisms will enhance their own replication more ...
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... close association between the distribution of a gene causing lactose intolerance in adults and the presence or absence of cattle . The lactose - intolerance gene is virtually absent from the gene pool of East African pastoralists but ...
... close association between the distribution of a gene causing lactose intolerance in adults and the presence or absence of cattle . The lactose - intolerance gene is virtually absent from the gene pool of East African pastoralists but ...
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... close kinsmen in several bands , and kin ties are thus diffused over large territories . The band is a semitemporary collection of nuclear families who share an encampment and exploit the natural resources of the territory around it ...
... close kinsmen in several bands , and kin ties are thus diffused over large territories . The band is a semitemporary collection of nuclear families who share an encampment and exploit the natural resources of the territory around it ...
Contents
Theories and Ideologies | 1 |
The Biology of Nepotism | 15 |
The Ecology | 37 |
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19th century acculturation African Afrikaners American animals apartheid Arab Ashkenazim Asians assimilation Bambuti Bantu basic became become behavior Belgian Belgium Berghe bilingual biological blacks British capitalist chattel slavery clans class and ethnicity colonial common complex conflict conquered conquest consociational consociational democracies consociationalism countries created culture democracy descent developed distinct dominant E. O. Wilson ecological economic elite especially ethnic groups ethnic relations European example exploitation extended favor Flemish French Fulani genes genetic hapu Hausa hierarchy human Hutu ideology immigrants inclusive fitness Indian individual Israel Jews kin selection kinship Kuper labor language linguistic live male million minority multiethnic nation native nepotism organization pariah phenotypically plantation pluralism political polygyny population production Québec race racial racism relationship relatively religious reproductive ruling class Rwanda situation slaves social societies sociobiology South Africa status stigma success Swazi territory trade traditional tropical Tuzi typically United urban villages women
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Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka No preview available - 1996 |