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 Apr 20 2008, 03:28 AM
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Is race biologically determined, or is it something we people socially constructed? Discuss. I'm hoping for a good debate.
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Apr 21 2008, 01:36 AM
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lol, I'm actually about to write a research paper that kind of relates to this. Biologically speaking, it's more likely that an African-american man is closer to his white neighbor than an African guy in Nigeria (according to an article I read).
Race, itself, is something that's geographically constructed, imo. I mean, it's all dependent on where you're from. The color of your skin usually matches up to the environment where your "race" originated. People in areas that get lots of sun (near the equator) have darker skin that produces more melanin to avoid sun cancer in comparison to people in the north with light skin. The problems (especially in America) that come along with race and the cultures that go along with certain races are socially constructed. |
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Tungster Race: Biological or Socially Constructed Apr 20 2008, 03:28 AM
illmortal QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 20 2008, 04:28 AM) I... Apr 20 2008, 10:28 AM
Tungster QUOTE(illmortal @ Apr 20 2008, 08:28 AM) ... Apr 20 2008, 09:00 PM Elba QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 20 2008, 07:00 PM) F... Apr 21 2008, 12:24 AM illmortal QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 20 2008, 10:00 PM) F... Apr 21 2008, 09:56 AM Tungster QUOTE(illmortal @ Apr 21 2008, 07:56 AM) ... Apr 21 2008, 11:58 PM illmortal QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 22 2008, 12:58 AM) Y... Apr 22 2008, 11:34 AM ersatz ........
Ummm...the more melanin in your skin, th... Apr 20 2008, 10:18 PM Tungster That's probably correct. The point of the post... Apr 20 2008, 10:42 PM Elba QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 20 2008, 08:42 PM) T... Apr 21 2008, 12:27 AM Reidar Lewontin's fallacy. Positing that most genetic... Apr 21 2008, 01:11 AM Tungster QUOTE(heartquasm @ Apr 20 2008, 11:36 PM)... Apr 21 2008, 01:43 AM heartquasm I know. I agreed with you on that point.
QUOTE... Apr 21 2008, 01:53 AM heartquasm Read my last post where I quote a PhD working at W... Apr 21 2008, 02:29 PM illmortal I could agree that race is socially constructed on... Apr 21 2008, 02:47 PM |
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