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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... language that make it a good test of ethnicity , language can also be used to transmit quickly , simple esoteric information , such as passwords that are also easy tests of member- ship . In addition , language is a powerful vehicle for ...
... language that make it a good test of ethnicity , language can also be used to transmit quickly , simple esoteric information , such as passwords that are also easy tests of member- ship . In addition , language is a powerful vehicle for ...
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... language is a restricted medium that is not useable in most situations outside the home . When they discover that their parents are bilingual , they conclude - rightly for their purposes - that the home language is completely redundant ...
... language is a restricted medium that is not useable in most situations outside the home . When they discover that their parents are bilingual , they conclude - rightly for their purposes - that the home language is completely redundant ...
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... language user . This process of manipulating language use for personal gain is at least partly conscious , as shown by the fact that people can often produce a reasonable rationale when asked why they speak one language as opposed to ...
... language user . This process of manipulating language use for personal gain is at least partly conscious , as shown by the fact that people can often produce a reasonable rationale when asked why they speak one language as opposed to ...
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 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 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 relatively religious reproductive ruling class Rwanda situation slaves social societies sociobiology South Africa status stigma success Swazi territory trade traditional tropical Tuzi typically United University Press urban villages Western women
References to this book
Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka No preview available - 1996 |