White people (in US context)
GPTKB entity
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ethnic_group
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:European_Americans
gptkb:White_Americans |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:White_privilege_(sociological_concept)
gptkb:European_American_culture Assimilation Racial classification in the United States Majority group in US history |
| gptkbp:definedIn |
gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
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| gptkbp:defines |
People having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa
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| gptkbp:hasSubgroup |
gptkb:Hispanic_White
gptkb:Non-Hispanic_White |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
White people (in US context)
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| gptkbp:immigrationWave |
19th century (Irish, German, Scandinavian)
Colonial era (British, Dutch, French, Spanish) Late 19th/early 20th century (Italian, Polish, Russian, Jewish, Greek, etc.) Middle Eastern and North African immigration (late 19th century onward) |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French gptkb:German gptkb:Greek gptkb:Italian gptkb:Russian gptkb:Spanish English Polish |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Recognized racial category in US law and census
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| gptkbp:majorAncestries |
gptkb:Arab
gptkb:French gptkb:German gptkb:Italian gptkb:Norwegian gptkb:Russian gptkb:Lebanese gptkb:Egyptian gptkb:Iranian Armenian Dutch English Irish Jewish Polish Scottish Swedish Syrian Moroccan |
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
Historical exclusion of some European groups (e.g., Irish, Italians, Jews) from 'whiteness'
Changing definitions over time Role in US racial politics Distinction between Hispanic and non-Hispanic Whites Demographic decline as a percentage of US population Debates over inclusion of Middle Eastern and North African groups |
| gptkbp:population |
191,697,647 (2020 Census, alone)
57.8% (2020 Census, alone) |
| gptkbp:populationIncludingHispanic |
204,277,273 (2020 Census, alone or in combination)
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Assimilation_(sociology)
gptkb:Non-Hispanic_White gptkb:WASP_(White_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant) gptkb:European_Americans gptkb:Anglo-American gptkb:White_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans gptkb:Middle_Eastern_Americans gptkb:North_African_Americans Caucasian White privilege Melting pot Racial identity in the United States Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Irreligion gptkb:Islam gptkb:Judaism |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Caucasians
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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