The concept of race is a social construct with no biological basis from "summary" of Introduction to Physical Anthropology by Robert Jurmain,Lynn Kilgore,Wenda Trevathan,Russell L. Ciochon,Eric J. Bartelink
Race is a concept that has been deeply ingrained in society for centuries. It is often used to categorize and differentiate people based on physical traits such as skin color, hair texture, and facial features. However, what many people fail to realize is that the concept of race is not based on any biological evidence. In fact, race is a social construct that has been created and perpetuated by society. Physical anthropologists have long studied human variation and have found that there is more genetic variation within racial groups than between them. This means that the physical traits commonly associated with race are not reliable indicators of genetic ancestry. In other words, there is no one set of physical characteristics that can definitively classify someone as be...
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