Race In Post Colonial Literature

Question 1

A categorization of humans based on shared
physical qualities
into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society.

Answer 1

Race

Question 2

MAJOR WORLD HUMAN RACES

Answer 2

CAUCASOID (European) NEGRIOID (African)
MONGOLOID (Asian) AUSTRALOID (Australian)

Question 3

Sub-races of caucasians

Answer 3

Indo-Europeans, Arabs, Hebrews, Egyptian native, Iranid, Armaneiod

Question 4

Characteristics of caucasians

Answer 4

Light skin color (white to dark wheatish) straight to wavy hair with color (flaxen to brownish to dark ebony), prominent eyes, well-shaped nose, medium built and average to stocky musculature

Question 5

Sub-races of Negroids

Answer 5

Aborigines, Melanesians, Negritos, Papuans, Dravidians

Question 6

Characteristics of Negroids

Answer 6

Dark skin. Coarse black and wooly hair, wide noses and foreheads, often thick lips, large built and broad skeletal structure

Question 7

Sub-races of Mongoloid

Answer 7

East-Asians, North Asian, Native American

Question 8

Characteristics of Mongoloid

Answer 8

Yellowish to light wheatish skin. Extremely straight and black hair, less hair growth upon their bodies, small, almond-shaped eyes, slight built and very lean musculature

Question 9

Aborigines, Melanesians, Negritos, Papuans that are under Negriods come under the Australoid race; therefore, it is believed that this race is based upon geographical location and regional culture rather than genetics and biological traits.

Answer 9

Australoid

Question 10

Those four races are the chief distinct classifications of humans based upon —— and ——

Answer 10

Genetics and anthropology

Question 11

takes place when people and certain groups are ranked and divided on the basis of their race.

Answer 11

Racial strtification

Question 12

is used by others as a tool of domination and spreading inequality.

Answer 12

Race

Question 13

was the primary way in which racism in literature was expressed.

Answer 13

institutionalized racism – slavery, disenfranchisement, lynching

Question 14

moves toward seeing a
larger, more globalized picture of race and racism coincided with the end of colonialism and the creation of post-colonial literary works.

Answer 14

Modern literature

Question 15

Post-colonial writers who focus on the theme of race and related issues study and analyze literature from the

Answer 15

perspective of the underprivileged, the suppressed, and minority characters and people.