Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I Race II Idea of the Evolution of Race a Darwin and the origin of species III Gould a Craniomatics IV Key concept Outline of Current Lecture I Race vs Biology II Social Reality III Health Differential IV Race Current Lecture Race If Race is Not in Our Genes How Does it Become our Biology Health inequalities Idea is not part of common sense many even doubt the idea Why is it still with us We are visual animals we have become attached to these ideas and identities because they have become part of our culture they have historical interest We are often confused between race as a biological factor and a cultural and Pre modern view of the world We have good reasons as to why race lingers but we haven t been good at talking about race These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute It s not real biologically but it is real socially Ignoring for example disorders and diseases that coincide with race making us relate it to race directly Recapitulation People had the idea of hierarchy in mind The theory of natural selection rafted these ideas Provided scientific support to craniomatics colonialism and other non scientific concepts Neoteny Embodiment Health effects seen at level of an individualexperiences of discrimination and at institutional structural level Theories changes but the need to keep hierarchies remain How do we make sense of the biological differences Health differential isn t economic inequality the ultimate cause of this Although socio economic factors do correlate with health inequality it is not the only factor How race becomes biology Social inequality biology of radicalized group Embodied health inequality race is genetic Social inequality We are a product of both our genetic make up and our social interactions Race While humanistic powers have a very distinct definition of race biomedical powers do not Bio cultural how biology and culture shape each other
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