Race (human categorization)

nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance

racial classification and skin color specifier

Ethnogenesis (; ) is the formation and development of an ethnic group. This can originate by group self-identification or by outside identification.

people of Asian origin

people of more than one race

multi-location related human origins

Polygenism is a theory of human origins which posits the view that humans are of different origins (polygenesis). This view is opposite to the idea of monogenism, which posits a single origin of humanity. Modern scientific views find little merit in any polygenic model due to an increased understanding of speciation in a human context, with the monogenic "Out of Africa" hypothesis and its variants being the most widely accepted models for human origins. Polygenism has historically been heavily used in service of white supremacist ideas and practices, denying a common origin between European an

discussions and claims of differences in intelligence along racial lines

Ethnopluralism or ethno-pluralism, also known as ethno-differentialism, is a political model which attempts to preserve separate and bordered ethno-cultural regions. According to its promoters, significant foreign cultural elements in a given region ought to be culturally assimilated to seek cultural homogenization in this territory, in order to let different cultures thrive in their respective geographical areas. Advocates also emphasize a "right to difference" (French: droit à la difference) and claim support for cultural diversity at a worldwide rather than at a national level.

derogatory term

UNESCO statement about issues of race

Monogenism or sometimes monogenesis is the theory of human origins which posits a common descent for all humans. The negation of monogenism is polygenism. This issue was hotly debated in the Western world in the nineteenth century, as the assumptions of scientific racism came under scrutiny both from religious groups and in the light of developments in the life sciences and human science. It was integral to the early conceptions of ethnology.

tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with (usually one's own race)

relevance of genotype to race classification

Pejorative term used by racists

question of the race of ancient Egyptians

identity of someone that identifies as a different race than the one associated with their biological ancestry

Ethnoscience has been defined as an attempt "to reconstitute what serves as science for others, their practices of looking after themselves and their bodies, their botanical knowledge, but also their forms of classification, of making connections, etc." (Augé, 1999: 118).

situation in which people of all races are treated fairly and in the same way

racial classification

describing people as black, white, etc.