From: gav (gav_gc@yahoo.com.au)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2004 - 11:22:08 BST
hey dan,
> Hi Gav
>
> I tend to go with whatever the dictionary says. Go
> to dictionary.com and
> type in "race" and you'll find 17 definitions, some
> of which pertain to
> biology.
from dictionary.com:
race (2 biological definitions):
"1.An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated
population of organisms differing from other
populations of the same species in the frequency of
hereditary traits.
2.A race that has been given formal taxonomic
recognition is known as a subspecies.
A breed or strain, as of domestic animals."
okay. definition 1 doesn't cut it because the
differentiation of races is essentially arbitrary
(what frequencies exactly?). and of course
geographical isolation is no longer the case.
defn 2. is a social classification (formal taxonomic
recognition).
so.... 'race' is not a biologically useful term.
and socially....well we've covered that.
so: case closed (?)
>
> Dan
>
>
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