In sociology Sociology is a branch of social sciences that uses systematic methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare. Its subject matter ranges from the micro level of face-to-, a white male is a male Male refers to the sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually member of the White White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin. However, rather than a straightforward description of skin color, the term white functions as a color terminology for race, often referring narrowly to people claiming ancestry exclusively from Europe ethnic group, which includes people of European The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe descent. In the United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, whites make up a majority of the population and this demographic group also accounts for the majority of the nation's "elite" -- meaning highly educated, wealthy individuals who hold top positions in the government and the business world.[1] This can be seen as resulting from a combination of complex factors, which are the subject of academic study.
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