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《HirschmanCRiseamp;amp;FallofRace2016》.pdf
The Rise and Fall of the Concept of Race
Charles Hirschman
Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
Department of Sociology
Box 353340
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America in
Minneapolis, May 1 – 3, 2003. I thank Kia Sorensen for her excellent bibliographical
assistance and Karen Brooks, Jennifer Edwards, Amon Emeka, Maya Magarati, and Julie
Miller for their thoughtful comments on an early draft.
Revised on May 27, 2003.
The Rise and Fall of the Concept of Race
ABSTRACT
Physical, linguistic, and cultural diversity have been salient features of human
societies throughout history, but the origins of “race” as a scientific concept is a
modern phenomenon created in nineteenth century Europe as Darwinian thought was
(mis) applied to account for differences in human societies. Although modern science
has discredited race as a meaningful biological concept, race has remained as an
important social category because of historical patterns of interpersonal and
institutional discrimination. The impossibility of consistent and reliable reporting of
race, either as an identity or as an observed trait, means that the notion of race as a set
of mutually exclusive categories is disappearing. As a social science term, race will
gradually become similar to the amorphous concept of ethnicity.
2
INTRODUCTION
To modern eyes, especially American ones, the reality of race is self-evident. Peoples
whose ancestors originated from Africa, Asia, and Europe look different in their skin
color, hair texture, and facial appearance. Although racial differences may be
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