Ee, by goom lad, thoust confused me! <G> TBH, I'm not sure why this really matters. Most of the time I don't any more than where a person was born and occasionally their religion.
David C Abernathy wrote: > Try this > > “A race is a biological construct, of a more or less distinct population > with anatomical traits that distinguish it clearly from other races. The > anatomical traits usually refer to the color of the skin, shape of the eyes > or the nose. For example, in India the people in the southern parts are quite > different anatomically from the people in the northern parts, because the > people from the south belong to the Dravidian race and the people from the > north belong to the Aryan race. The three major races of the world are the > Caucasian, the Mongoloid and the Negroid. > > Ethnicity refers to the cultural factors of the racial group, especially > religion, food habits, dressing and life style and occupations. Ethnicity > refers to a subset within race. For example not all the Caucasians of the > world follow the same religious or cultural practices. > > In short, Race is genetically determined by Nature†> > > > So in today’s World, with so many cross breading of the different Races, > what are the real Races? > > > >>From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Race > > “race “ > > n. > > 1. A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or > less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics. > > 2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common > history, nationality, or geographic distribution: the German race. > > 3. A genealogical line; a lineage. > > 4. Humans considered as a group. > > 5. Biology > > a. An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms > differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of > hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is > known as a subspecies. > > b. A breed or strain, as of domestic animals. > > 6. A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine. > > > > > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com <http://www.schmeckabernathy.com/> > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > > > From: Ron Bernier [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Race > > > > David is the second person that has commented on this thread, saying that > people need to be careful not to "confuse" race with nation of origin. This > totally baffles me as to how anyone wouldn't know what the difference between > a person's race and their nation of origin. American and South African are > nationalities. Caucasian is a race. How would someone confuse the two? > Japanese is a nationality. Asian is a race. Again, how do you confuse the > two? > > Ron Bernier > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 5, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Abernathy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Only some of them (census) had contained race. > > Also one needs to careful as to what is a race and not a nation of origin. > > Sent from my Kindle Fire > In God We Trust > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
