Human variation/Race

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Race

a subpopulation or variety of a species that differs somewhat in gene frequencies

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Racism

beliefs that some races are inferior to others

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Bergmanns rule

describes what seems to be a general relationships between body size and temperature

  • more slender populations inhabit warmer parts of a geographical range

  • more robust populations appear in cooler areas

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Allen’s rule

protruding body parts are relatively shorter in the cooler areas of a species’ range than in the warmer areas

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Race and intelligence

  • attempt to show intellectual superiority of one “race” over another

  • falsified by pointing out cultural and social differences influencing IQ scores