Topic of Race
... Each policy statement having the same basic truth, that there is no actual genetic concept of Race except one derived from a social construct. They are similar in that they state in one way or the other that Race is a social construct not an actual biological one. ... They both state that the concept of race is an artificial construct dating back the 18th and 19th century. ... The AAA statement seems to be based on the history of the idea of Race. ... I do not understand totally why the AAA seems to be more interested in the history of race. The simple truth is that it is a social construct and that people from the past used their views to fit people into categories and in the same process elevating their positions as masters of the human race, How silly it seems to my modern eyes and how sad. I find it interesting that there is no division of race. ... The AAPA deals with Physical anthropology which is a biological science so it would be a statement based on the biological aspects of Race, which would include the genetics and blood groups and the information about what makes up members of the human species.