ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lewis H. Morgan, Scientific Modelling, Permafrost
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Alternative units of analysis for human biological variation i. It is a more flexible unit of analysis. You can analyze breeding populations of different areas. Breeding populations does not trigger associations with it whereas race does associate with many things. Breeding populations in korea vs. breeding populations in norway. Cline is a gradation in a single character or gene frequency over geographic distance. There are gradations of skin color: 28-30 being the darkest, 25-27 being second darkest, Cline allows to look at one trait at a time. When you map out clines, it immediately draws our attentions to different environments (ex. Race as a subject of analysis , not a unit of analysis. We are analyzing race as changes through time and as a sociocultural phenomenon. i. ) It is a common identity based on perceived cultural similarities. Ethnic groups people who share cultural attributes. Ethnic groups that are assumed to have a biological basis.
