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. Differentiate the terminology White, Caucasian, Occidental and Western populations.
Whites | applied to those races characterised by light complextion | used in censuses socially recognized and historically lasting concept ,Antithesis of the term black | used to describe heterogenous populations.unrelated to ethnicity . Geographic links are historical rather than contemporary |
misnomer. I practice refers to people of European origin with pale complextions |
Caucasian | Indo European ;Blumenbachs term for the white race of man kindwhich is derived from caucasus |
some relation to genetic composition. Defined populations by geographic origin in the distant past |
Used to describe heterogenous populations.No contemporary geographic link.Unrelated to ethnicity | means originating in caucasus region and refers to Indo European |
Occidental | native or inhibitant of the occident(west) | geographically based | used to describe heterogenous populations.Unrelated to ethnicity | means belonging to the west |
Western | pertaining to the western or European countriesOr races distinguished from eastern or oriental | refers to a culture and place | not geographically specific.Used to describe heterogenous populations | abandon |