ANTH 1102 1st EditionLecture 9Outline of Last Lecture I. Race and EthnicityA. Human VariationB. What is Race?C. Colonialism, Naturalism, and ClassificationD. Social Construction of RaceE. Race and CultureF. EthnicityG. Roots of Ethnic ConflictOutline of Current LectureI. Race in the USII. Biological AnthropologyA. What it StudiesB. Theory of EvolutionC. Scientific TheoryD. Evolution TermsCurrent LectureRace in the US- cultural ideas about ethnic and race categories are imprecise- racial division continue, e.g.> Hurricane Katrina effort (many believe better aid may have been available if the disaster affected a different ethnic group (other than mainly African Americans)> Troy Davis- Stand Your Ground Laws> sports team names (Washington Redskins- “redskin” is offensive to Native Americans)Biological Anthropology- looks at how and why humans vary- origins of human species: hominin evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology- Theory of Evolution> biological evolution: species change and give more rise to new species> evidence is fossil records (change over time) and living species (geological distribution)0- Scientific Theory (is not the same as personal theory)> simple, testable, and correctible explanation of observable phenomena (physical data) that yields new info- evolution: change over time- macroevolution: genetic change in a population or species over time- microevolution: change in genetic frequencies (alleles) in a population over few,several, or many generations- natural selection: process by which individuals better adapted to their environment (‘fit’) survive and produce ‘fit’
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