Exam 7: Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Aside from being the Father of American Anthropology, Franz Boas worked tirelessly against notions of racial superiority. What were some of his ideas of race in the United States and his impact on the American tradition of anthropology?

Where do we find an adaptive advantage associated with dark skin?

The United States Census Bureau uses data based on self-identification.

What do we call a doctrine that dehumanizes a group of people based on physical characteristics?

Because populations are genetically open:

A high retention of lactase is found in populations with a long tradition of:

Racial categories used by the United States Census Bureau change with every census.

About 85 percent of the food cans in the United States are lined with plastic that contains hormone-disrupting chemicals.

Franz Boas believed that inferior races could progress.

What is the thrifty genotype?

Cultural factors do not contribute to disease in humans.

Why was it considered acceptable to exhibit a human being as part of the Bronx Zoo collection in the early 19ᵗʰ-century United States?

According to the Nuremberg race laws and Nazi policy, all of the following groups were considered to be inferior except:

Failure to retain lactase production into adulthood may cause diabetes.

All of the following are true statements except:

The dietary staple consumed in Mediterranean countries where malaria is common is:

What was the primary focus of the early European studies of human variation?

Members of the genus Homo have primarily adapted through culture over the past:

Race does not function as a social or political category that promotes inequality because there is no objective scientific merit for race.

Which of the following scholars worked to combat racism in his career?