For years humans have been classifying themselves based on wealth, phenotypes, geographical location and more. Based on a variety of reasons, some of these groups were viewed as superior to others. The authors of the text, "American Anthropological Association 'Statement on Race'" attempt to persuade the audience that race is just a social construct, physical features do not coincide with race, and that all human behavior is learned.
I agree with pretty much all of the points made in this argument. I think as we continue to grow as a species, we will have to break away from the racial divide. It does nothing positive for our society, it just breaks others down and gives false privilege. As said in the text, "It became a strategy for dividing ranking and controlling colonized people". It seems to me when people talk about race they forget how human psychology works. The text states that human behavior is learned, and that whatever environment the child is in, they will pick up that culture. Culture has nothing to do with the way you look. For some reason, we seem to fuse human behavior and phenotypes together, even though they are entirely separate.
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The American Anthropological Association concluded that “94% of genetic variation lies within race groups”. This says that while a certain group of people may share certain physical features, their genetic makeup can be extremely different. Another flaw in grouping people together based on physical features is that these features, skin color and hair texture for example, can be inherited individually of each other. In history, when different groups of people came together, they interbred. Because of this, It is nearly impossible to be exclusively one race and this creates another fallacy. How do you classify someone as a certain race when they have ancestors from numerous