MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
rasbiologi
Swedish word. In English: race biology
A supposed science that divided people into races and that harmed minorities.
Facts about the word
- The modern society that emerged in the 1930s made life better for most people, but not for everyone. One example was the widespread racism of the time. Sverige i fokus s. 35
- There was so-called race-biological research that harmed minorities such as the Sami, Tornedalians, Jews and Roma. Sverige i fokus s. 35
- The Riksdag also passed special laws that made it harder for certain groups, such as Roma and Jews, to immigrate to Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 35
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Race biology was a supposed science that divided people into races and harmed minorities. It did not work for equal rights and was not about nature.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.