Anthropology 2238A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Osteology, Phenotype

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2238A/B
• Professor: Andrea Waters

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The concept of race: meaning within a sociocultural context. The concept of race is not valid in terms of biology, however, it holds validity and. It"s definition biologically does not capture the phenotypic or genetic variation that exists within the human species in a meaningful/effective way: in biology, race is synonymous with subspecies . In this sense, it was meant to point out differences morphological, physiological, and/or ecological features of a group: ex. Human variation occurs on a spectrum, you cannot draw a distinct line. John friedrich blumenbach was one of the first scientists to divide people by: some historians argue that distinguishing races allowed them to solve, race isn"t real (biologically speaking) Malaria (some parts of europe, asia, and africa: not actually about race at all, but most people believe it is. Race can be used to construct an osteobiological profile: age, sex, stature, body size, teeth, etc, ancestry or race .