On May 17, 1998 the American Anthropological Association published this statement: As they were constructing US society, leaders among European-Americans fabricated the cultural/behavioral characteristics associated with each race, linking superior traits with Europeans and negative and inferior ones to blacks and Indians. Numerous arbitrary and fictitious beliefs about the different peoples were institutionalized and deeply embedded in American thought. Do you agree with this statement and if so, how do we correct the inappropriate behavior that exists today as a result of what happened in the U.S. to stigmatize people so long ago?
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 17:50:44 +0000