Race Perspectives

Instructions

Race is a powerful and contentious topic in today’s society. Anthropologists have taken great care to address issues of race and ethnicity throughout history, however other anthropologists help racist ideas and resolved to develop a science of race. For this journal kindly Access the website and explore Race is not Genetic and Lived Experiences.

Be sure to read Chapter 2 Race and review the following video:

Then answer the following questions:

• How does anthropology, as a discipline, define race?
• Explain why it is difficult to use biological characteristics to categorize people into races.
• Reflect on how the racial perception of other nationalities can impact your everyday life.

Other resources of interest:

AAA Statement on Race. 1998. American Anthropologist 100 (3): 712-13. .

Democracy Now! 2023. Inside the Smithsonians Racial Brain Collection & the Eugenics Project Behind It.

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