Race and Ethnicity

In 1942 the anthropologist Ashley Montagu called race "man's most dangerous myth" and proposed that "ethnicity"--a term emphasizing the sociocultural dimension of human grouping--should be substituted for it. This proposal has consistently received the support of leading anthropologists, and has been the basis of the various "statements on race" endorsed by the UNO.

But the concept of race continues to fascinate the human mind. As a result, racism--justifying inter-ethnic conflict on the basis of the assumed "natural" superiority of one "racial" group over others--continues to haunt the world. On the other hand, the fear of potential racist misuse holds back important research on the biological factors differentiating ethnic groups, and on the role played by physical, visible differences--such as height or weight, as well as skin color--in inter-ethnic relations. Race still occupies an important place in the dynamics of ethnicity, and this session is dedicated to its exploration.

GOODWIN, Stefan (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21239, USA)
AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND RACIAL SELF PORTRAIT ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

KLASS, Morton (Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA)
RACE, CULTURE OR ETHNIC GROUP? CHANGING OVERSEAS SOUTH ASIAN ASCRIPTION.

REINA, Leticia (Medanos 140. Col. Las Aguilas, Mexico City D.F., C.P. 01710, Mexico)
TERRITORIALITY AND ETHNICITY: HUABES, MIXES, ZOQUES, AND ZAPOTECAS.

ZABAWA, Robert (Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA)
RESETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT PRAIRIE FARMS: FROM THE NEW DEAL TO THE NINETIES IN MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

HYUP, Choi (Department of Anthropology, Chonnam National University, Kwang Ju 500-757, Korea)
RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

CERRONI-LONG, E. L. (Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA)
RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE THEORY.

MOSES, Yolanda T. (City College, CUNY, 138 Street, NY 10031, USA)
THE STATUS OF RACE IN CULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: INTERNATIONAL AND SUBDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUES.

HILL, Jane (University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ 85721, USA)
THE STATUS OF RACE IN LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY.

BLAKEY, Michael (Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA)
THE STATUS OF RACE IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY.

SMEDLEY, Audrey (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA)
THE STATUS OF RACE IN AMERICAN WORLDVIEW: AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES.

Additional presentations were also given in this session by: A. GOODMAN, and E. SHANKLIN