Michaela WheatleyRace: social categorization, not biological (must go through and complete the citation of intent)There is only one race, the human race. The English term "race" comes from the Spanish word raza, which means "race" or "strain", according to ___(find the source used in the article under file AJHGv77p519)_____. People use race to define other groups, the separation of groups is based largely on skin pigmentation and physical characteristics. Race is in reality only apparent, there is no real biological separation between two “racial” groups. Scientifically speaking, there is more variation between individual local groups than between two large global groups; human variation is constantly evolving. The majority of anthropologists today agree that race is a form of social categorization, not the separation of groups based on biological characteristics that has been used throughout human history. humanity. According to Alan Goodman, professor of biological anthropology at Hampshire College, this is an “old ideology.” it tends to separate us.” The use of race has been used throughout human history as a means of grouping population. Grouping of the world's population dates back to the Roman Empire, although the form of grouping used at that time was thought to be based on tribal or family associations. Alongside Rome, the use of groupings based on family relationships could be observed in ancient cultures as far away as China. An example of “racial” separation can be seen in one of the most widely read books in the world, the Bible. In the Bible, there is a clear separation between those who are Jewish and those who are Gentile. The separation of groups during this period is based on religion... middle of article ......ion that race is socially affected rather than biologically determined (Chang). It has also been claimed that race is biologically based on the commonality of diseases linked to certain groups. These diseases include Tay-Sachs in Ashkenazi Jews and thalassemia in the Mediterranean and some other populations. However, separating groups for medical purposes does not have much value in the modern world. Differences between groups were previously noticeable due to the frequency of populations not mixing, but today increased migration and multicultural relationships resulting in "mixed race" children are leading to the collapse of variations traditional genetics. Since multiple races are present in the ancestral history of mixed descendants, no single "race" can be identified (Lewontin). (Disease and intelligence not based on race)(Anthropological application)(Conclusion)