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MISCEGENATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- race mixing
1, record 1, English, race%20mixing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- miscegenation 2, record 1, English, miscegenation
correct, see observation, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [designation] "miscegenation" is virtually always used to refer to racist ideologies. … In the present day,... "miscegenation" is avoided by many scholars, because the term suggests that race is a concrete biological phenomenon, rather than a categorization imposed on certain relationships. 1, record 1, English, - race%20mixing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[In French], the [designation] for "race-mixing" is not considered as offensive as "miscegenation" … 1, record 1, English, - race%20mixing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métissage
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tissage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mélange racial 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lange%20racial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot anglais «miscegenation» est un mot-piège qu'il ne faut pas employer sans le mettre implicitement entre guillemets. […] Le mot français «métissage» qui correspond à «miscegenation» est moins péjoratif. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tissage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Laurel culture 1, record 2, English, Laurel%20culture
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a ceramic complex representing a miscegenation of Laurel and Hopewell ideas grafted onto an archaic base which perhaps already possessed Early Woodland ceramics. 1, record 2, English, - Laurel%20culture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- culture Laurel 1, record 2, French, culture%20Laurel
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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