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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Precarious_Creativity%3A_Global_Media_Local_Labor_(Curtin_and_Sanson)/13%3A_Strategies_for_Success_Navigating_Hollywoods_Postracial_Labor_Practices/13.03%3A_Casting_Directors__Precarious_Limbo_GatekeepersThe economic precarity of most casting directors, and how this confines casting directors to sharing the ideological frames of their employers in order to avoid jeopardizing their careers.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/EXPLORATIONS%3A__An_Open_Invitation_to_Biological__Anthropology_1e/13%3A_Race_and_Human_VariationAdditionally, as a believer in the value of science communication, and of the value of the discipline to greater society, he launched The Arch and Anth Podcast in May 2019, which disseminates scientif...Additionally, as a believer in the value of science communication, and of the value of the discipline to greater society, he launched The Arch and Anth Podcast in May 2019, which disseminates scientific knowledge in a fun, educational, and informal interview-style audio format.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Lake_Tahoe_Community_College/ANT-103%3A_Physical_Biological_Anthropology/13%3A_Race_and_Human_Variation/13.01%3A_The_Concept_of_RaceHumans exhibit biological diversity. Cognitively, humans also have a natural desire to categorize objects and other humans in order to make sense of the world around them. Since the birth of the disci...Humans exhibit biological diversity. Cognitively, humans also have a natural desire to categorize objects and other humans in order to make sense of the world around them. Since the birth of the discipline of biological anthropology, we have been interested in studying how humans vary biologically and what the sources of this variation are. Before we tackle these big problems, this first begs the question: Why should we study human diversity?
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/COMS_100%3A_Process_of_Communication_(Stokes-Rice)/10%3A_Intercultural_Communication/10.06%3A_Intercultural_Communication_SummaryThis chapter explores the influence of culture on communication, covering personal and co-cultural identity, and power dynamics. It discusses identity models for minorities, biracial individuals, majo...This chapter explores the influence of culture on communication, covering personal and co-cultural identity, and power dynamics. It discusses identity models for minorities, biracial individuals, majority members, and global nomads. Communication styles in high and low context cultures are examined, including direct/indirect and other continuums. The role of media in intercultural communication is considered.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Communication_in_the_Real_World_-_An_Introduction_to_Communication_Studies/03%3A_Verbal_Communication/3.04%3A_Language_Society_and_CultureThe text discusses the influence of society and culture on language, including social norms for conversation, such as turn-taking and rituals like the German duzen. It addresses how language varies wi...The text discusses the influence of society and culture on language, including social norms for conversation, such as turn-taking and rituals like the German duzen. It addresses how language varies with cultural context and the role of code-switching and accommodation in communication. It highlights how cultural biases in language can affect perceptions of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, and ability.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Social_Work_and_Human_Services/Social_Problems_-_Continuity_and_Change/03%3A_Racial_and_Ethnic_Inequality/3.02%3A_The_Meaning_of_Race_and_EthnicityThis page highlights that race is primarily a social construct rather than a strict biological category, shaped by historical, cultural, and geographical influences. It illustrates how physical differ...This page highlights that race is primarily a social construct rather than a strict biological category, shaped by historical, cultural, and geographical influences. It illustrates how physical differences are superficial and emphasizes the arbitrariness of racial classifications, which can vary across cultures. The consequences of these constructs, including prejudice and discrimination, are evident in real-world examples like President Obama and Tiger Woods.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Human)/Introduction_to_Human_Geography%3A_A_Disciplinary_Approach_3e_(Gaves)/09%3A_Ethnicity/9.02%3A_LanguageThis page discusses the role of language in ethnic categorization in the U.S., where individuals are classified as "Hispanic" or "Not Hispanic", highlighting the complexities of Hispanic identities an...This page discusses the role of language in ethnic categorization in the U.S., where individuals are classified as "Hispanic" or "Not Hispanic", highlighting the complexities of Hispanic identities and mixed ancestry. In contrast, Switzerland promotes ethnic harmony through a strong national identity and bilingualism, successfully integrating its linguistic diversity.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Precarious_Creativity%3A_Global_Media_Local_Labor_(Curtin_and_Sanson)/20%3A_Internationalizing_Labor_Activism__Building_Solidarity_among_Writers_Guilds/20.02%3A_Problems_Facing_Organized_Labor_in_the_Media_IndustriesSome of the problems facing organized labor in the media industries, including differences in precarity between union and non-union members of media industries and tension between the concept of craft...Some of the problems facing organized labor in the media industries, including differences in precarity between union and non-union members of media industries and tension between the concept of craft unions/guilds versus general unions.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/06%3A_Deconstructing_RaceThe concept of race is important in many different areas of the discipline including cross-cultural studies, the way we look at ourselves vs. people we feel are different from us and many other areas....The concept of race is important in many different areas of the discipline including cross-cultural studies, the way we look at ourselves vs. people we feel are different from us and many other areas. Race is not biological but it’s supposed to be a way to classify biological differences by grouping people according to different characteristics that they have. However it’s important to remember that race is not based on genetic features. There is no biological part of race.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Biological_Anthropology/Physical_Anthropology_(Schoenberg)/07%3A_Human_Variation/7.05%3A_RaceAll the categories of human variation in this section (age, sex, disease, race) have some basis in biology, but this last one is the most arbitrary out of all of them. The decision to group people bas...All the categories of human variation in this section (age, sex, disease, race) have some basis in biology, but this last one is the most arbitrary out of all of them. The decision to group people based on superficial visual characteristics is not founded in absolute biological difference, but in a long history of cultural difference. Race is culture, not biology. We have a cultural tendency to cram human variation into racial categories.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Precarious_Creativity%3A_Global_Media_Local_Labor_(Curtin_and_Sanson)/13%3A_Strategies_for_Success_Navigating_Hollywoods_Postracial_Labor_Practices/13.04%3A_Three_Strategies_of_Navigating_Today's_HollywoodThree strategies that performers and creative workers of color use to navigate their precarity of labor in today's Hollywood: blind casting, racially ambiguous performance, and universalist discourse ...Three strategies that performers and creative workers of color use to navigate their precarity of labor in today's Hollywood: blind casting, racially ambiguous performance, and universalist discourse regarding works whose cast and creative talent are predominantly of a minority group. The ways in which each strategy reinforces the current inequalities regarding race in Hollywood.
