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| '''Negroid''' is a general term referring to the people of ]. It is derived from the term ] and refers to a presumed Negro race.<ref></ref> Negro in turn is derived from the Latin word ''niger'' which means black. According to the [[Oxford Dictionary of |
'''Negroid''' is a general term referring to the people of ]. It is derived from the term ] and refers to a presumed Negro race.<ref></ref> Negro in turn is derived from the Latin word ''niger'' which means black. According to the ]: "Negroid is an adjective relating to the division of humankind represented by the indigenous peoples of central and southern Africa." With regards to its usage the dictionary states that it is associated with outdated notions of racial types and thus is potentially offensive and best avoided.<ref></ref> | ||
| The earliest known reference of the term Negroid is from 1859.<ref></ref> Though the term Negroid is still used in certain disciplines such as craniometry and epidemiology, its usage is in decline{{Fact|date=September 2007}}. Some scholars have recommended that the term Negroid should be avoided in scientific writings because of its association with racism and race science. <ref></ref> This mirrors the decline in the usage of the term Negro which fell out of favor following the campaigns of the ]. The term Negro became associated with periods of legalized discrimination, and almost overnight in the 1960s ] rejected the term in favor of ].<ref></ref> The following discusses the various uses of the term Negroid: | |||
| *In ] the term was part of the three race ], ] and Negroid. Today most scientists view human variation as distributed clinally, often without any sharp discontinuities. While acknowledging the existence of human variation, anthropologists have abandoned the view that discrete racial entities exist, since there is considerable overlap in characteristics between the populations.<ref></ref> Furthermore most of the variation in physical traits is found between individuals within the so called racial groups.<ref></ref> For further information see ] and ]. | |||
| *In ] Negroid describes certain ] features associated with skull types of people Indigenous to ]. This classification system was primarily used in the race determination of skeletal remains in the US. However even this system of classification has been criticized because this model only works in the US where the populations are derived from geographically distant locations. For example a recent study of ancient Nubian crania concluded: | |||
| {{cquote| The assignment of skeletal racial origin is based principally upon stereotypical features found most frequently in the most geographically distant populations. While this is useful in some contexts (for example, sorting skeletal material of largely West African ancestry from skeletal material of largely Western European ancestry), it fails to identify populations that originate elsewhere and misrepresents fundamental patterns of human biological diversity.<ref></ref>}} | {{cquote| The assignment of skeletal racial origin is based principally upon stereotypical features found most frequently in the most geographically distant populations. While this is useful in some contexts (for example, sorting skeletal material of largely West African ancestry from skeletal material of largely Western European ancestry), it fails to identify populations that originate elsewhere and misrepresents fundamental patterns of human biological diversity.<ref></ref>}} | ||
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Template:Totallydisputed Negroid is a general term referring to the people of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is derived from the term Negro and refers to a presumed Negro race. Negro in turn is derived from the Latin word niger which means black. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English: "Negroid is an adjective relating to the division of humankind represented by the indigenous peoples of central and southern Africa." With regards to its usage the dictionary states that it is associated with outdated notions of racial types and thus is potentially offensive and best avoided.
The earliest known reference of the term Negroid is from 1859. Though the term Negroid is still used in certain disciplines such as craniometry and epidemiology, its usage is in decline. Some scholars have recommended that the term Negroid should be avoided in scientific writings because of its association with racism and race science. This mirrors the decline in the usage of the term Negro which fell out of favor following the campaigns of the American civil rights movement. The term Negro became associated with periods of legalized discrimination, and almost overnight in the 1960s African Americans rejected the term in favor of Black. The following discusses the various uses of the term Negroid:
- In physical anthropology the term was part of the three race Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Negroid. Today most scientists view human variation as distributed clinally, often without any sharp discontinuities. While acknowledging the existence of human variation, anthropologists have abandoned the view that discrete racial entities exist, since there is considerable overlap in characteristics between the populations. Furthermore most of the variation in physical traits is found between individuals within the so called racial groups. For further information see Race and Race (historical definitions).
- In Craniofacial anthropometry Negroid describes certain stereotypical features associated with skull types of people Indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. This classification system was primarily used in the race determination of skeletal remains in the US. However even this system of classification has been criticized because this model only works in the US where the populations are derived from geographically distant locations. For example a recent study of ancient Nubian crania concluded:
The assignment of skeletal racial origin is based principally upon stereotypical features found most frequently in the most geographically distant populations. While this is useful in some contexts (for example, sorting skeletal material of largely West African ancestry from skeletal material of largely Western European ancestry), it fails to identify populations that originate elsewhere and misrepresents fundamental patterns of human biological diversity.
For an alternative term see Africoid.
Footnotes
- definitions
- Definition from the Oxford Dictionary of English
- Negroid etymolgy
- Negro, Black, Black African, African Caribbean, African American or what? Labelling African origin populations in the health arena in the 21st century
- Definition and usage of "Negro" from the Oxford Dictionary of English
- Race the power of an illusion
- American Anthropological Association Statement on "Race"
- Forensic Misclassification of Ancient Nubian Crania: Implications for Assumptions about Human Variation