My community college biology students are surprised when I tell them this. There is only one human species, Homo sapiens. Race is not a biological term, but a sociological term.
No more than wolves and dogs are the same species.
Race is not a biological term, but a sociological term.
That’s complete BS. If race is only a “sociological term,” why is it that DNA testing can determine an individuals race, as well as the admixture of other races making up that individual. How come an anthropologist can determine a persons race from examining their bones. How come a dentist can tell a persons race by their teeth. Why do organ transplants stand a better chance of not being rejected if it is done with organs implanted in a person of the same race, and even better results achieved if it’s done within the same ethnic group.
If you line up 20 random people, don’t tell me you can’t identify which race most of them are by just looking at them.
You’re not teaching biology if you are actually telling students this load of crap. No wonder students are so screwed up.