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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... women of their own group . This , however , does not preclude men from further enhancing their reproductive success by making the most of every opportunity to inseminate women from other groups . In fact , the whole history of ethnic ...
... women of their own group . This , however , does not preclude men from further enhancing their reproductive success by making the most of every opportunity to inseminate women from other groups . In fact , the whole history of ethnic ...
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... women between them . Among villages , there is frequent raiding , mostly over - and for - women . Food is relatively abundant and the population has recently been increasing , probably due to the introduction of metal axes which ...
... women between them . Among villages , there is frequent raiding , mostly over - and for - women . Food is relatively abundant and the population has recently been increasing , probably due to the introduction of metal axes which ...
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... women to males of the dominant group than vice versa . Hypergamy ( mating upward for women ) is a fitness - enhancing strategy for women , and , there- fore , subordinate - group women do not always resist being " taken over " by ...
... women to males of the dominant group than vice versa . Hypergamy ( mating upward for women ) is a fitness - enhancing strategy for women , and , there- fore , subordinate - group women do not always resist being " taken over " by ...
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 |