ANTHRO 128B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Samuel George Morton, Brain Size, Louis Agassiz
21 Jun 2018
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LEC 6: Jan. 22, 2018
Where did the single story of race as a scientific study start?
Thomas Jefferson
Idea of cultural superiority was already widely accepted
Racial Prejudice and Sciences
The sci. argument for the biological basis of race has played
Solutions to black inferiority
Some thought "proper" education and standard of life could "raise" blacks to a
white level
Others thought that there was nothing that could be done to "raise" blacks to a
white level. IT was believed the differences
between whites and blacks were far
Monogenesis
The doctrine that human races constitute a single biological species with a
common origin and physical differences produced by national agents over time
Polygenesis (Polygeny)
Polygenesis: the doctrine that human races constitute separate species with
separate origins and physical differences that are unalterable and racially innate
Louis Agassiz (1807-1873)
Became the leading spokesperson for polygenesis in America
Converted to the doctrine of human races as separate species after arriving in
America
He promoted the idea that education must be tailored to innate ability; Blacks
should be trained in hand work and whites in mind work
Advocacy of social
Samuel George Morton
Morton's Data:
oWhites = largest cranial capacity
oIndians = smaller cranial capacity
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Document Summary
Idea of cultural superiority was already widely accepted. The sci. argument for the biological basis of race has played. Some thought proper education and standard of life could raise blacks to a white level. Others thought that there was nothing that could be done to raise blacks to a white level. It was believed the differences between whites and blacks were far. The doctrine that human races constitute a single biological species with a common origin and physical differences produced by national agents over time. Polygenesis: the doctrine that human races constitute separate species with separate origins and physical differences that are unalterable and racially innate. Became the leading spokesperson for polygenesis in america. Converted to the doctrine of human races as separate species after arriving in. He promoted the idea that education must be tailored to innate ability; blacks should be trained in hand work and whites in mind work. Morton"s data: whites = largest cranial capacity o.
