Who Were the Sea Peoples?

So, I am reviewing Gregory Clark's The Son Also Rises . While doing so, I occasionally report what I find in the book on this blog. Many of Clark's findings are surprising to me. For instance, I had no idea that French-Canadians have constituted a persistent underclass in the US for a couple of centuries. So, I report this , expressing my surprise. (Aren't you surprised by this finding as well?) Well, I occasionally look to see who is linking to my posts, and look what I found as a link to that one: “A group of racists and xenophobes discovers that French Canadians have been discriminated against for 200 years and feels shocked.” 1) OK, first of all, what is the "group" referred to here? I was assigned a review of this economist's book. I have never met him, never spoken to him, never corresponded with him... but now, apparently, we (just the two of us?) constitute a "group"... and a "group of racists and xenophobes," to boot! ...

One way to gauge the social status of an ethnic group is to see how the proportion of doctors in the group compares to that of the population as a whole. Of course, this is not flawless: for instance, in the case of Filipinos, I think it must overstate the status, as this seems to be a people that just loves the medical professions. (So, for instance, the percentage of lawyers among Filipinos is going to be much lower compared to the US average than it is for doctors.) But, it is a good rough gauge nonetheless. And in The Son Also Rises , Gregory Clark uses this gauge, by looking at the surnames of registered physicians in America. So what the ethnic groups top the doctoring US charts? Here they are, starting with number one: And the top doctoring award, for producing physicians at thirteen times the national average, goes to... 1) Coptic Egyptians The runners-up: 2) Indian Hindus (about twelve times the average) 3) Indian Christians 4) Iranian Muslims 5) Lebanese Christ...