To what extent did kin function as a parameter of the vulnerability of a person to enslavement, how did that undergo transformations throughout the centuries and in which ways does kin compare to religion, law or ideology as the basis for enslavement in African societies? What are some of the...
Increased transparency for future studies is needed to ensure fair and comparable percentages for race/ethnicity. Understanding representation of some minoritized groups may be limited due to the nature of US Census race/ethnicity categories. Middle-Eastern and North African (MENA) individuals are ...
You’ll notice that the categories above lump people rather surprisingly into categories we might not expect (such as that Middle Eastern people are considered racially “White” by the Census), or which callously gloss over stark differences in physical traits (“Asian” simultaneously describes peo...
5. territoriality, or the tendency to occupy a distinct geographic area by choice and/or for self-protection Dominant Group A racial or ethnic group that has the greatest power and resources in a society Subordinate Group Is one whose members, because of physical or cultural characteristics, are...
Native American and Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern/North African. Another for "Some Other Ethnicity" is often included for people who do to identify with the other major ethnic groups.10The U.S. Census Bureau includes two categories for ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino/Spanish descent and Non-Hi...
with many saying research often misrepresents racial groups as differing biologicallywhen they do not. Such mistaken notions about biology in medicine, for example believing Black people have thicker skin and don’t feel pain, have led to systematic discrimination and generations of harm caused by po...
While people of any race and ethnicity can and should be sensitive to such issues, individuals from oppressed and marginalized groups often have specific expertise, including lived experiences that underscore the need for such expertise. Limitations include lack of a denominator for potential respondents...
A Middle Eastern and North African category will be added to the choices available for questions about race and ethnicity. People descended from places such as Lebanon, Iran, Egypt and Syria had been encouraged to identify as white, but now will have the...
Now licensed byITP Media Group, the new partnership signifies a strategic shift to encompass the broader Middle Eastern market and a renewed regional commitment. Isla Watt, Director of Spartan Race Middle East, said the upcoming race weekend will be a challenge for people of all fitness levels....
considering new classifications for Americans of Middle Eastern origin as well.As new immigrant groups came to this country decade after decade, how we measure ethnicity changed to reflect the changing composition of the country, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said in a briefing for reporters ...