Independent Learning Exercise 1

Instructions:

1) Go to the website: http://www.understandingrace.org

2) Explore the six-part section, "Human Variation," and any other sections you wish.

3) Using what you learned from the website and the relevant powerpoint slides on chapters 16 & 17, answer the questions below. Please do not copy from any source. Put quotation marks around direct quotations and cite your sources. Be as specific and thorough as possible.

4) Submit your answers in a double-spaced, typed paper

1) As you know, most current-day anthropologists contend that race is not a scientifically viable way of categorizing humans. Explain their reasoning, using their arguments and data sets.

2) What do you think of this anthropological perspective on race? What surprised and/or intrigued you most? Explain why. What, if any, questions or concerns do you have?