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Essay Questions
Chapter 13: Modern Human Diversity
- Compare the different approach to race taken by Canadian forensic
anthropologists and American forensic anthropologists. What is the proper
use of the term "race" today? Why do you think this term remains
part of our language and culture?
- How does our culture affect our biological evolution? What are some
of the problems addressed in the text concerning our effects on our
biology? A good place to start is with Emoke Szathmáry’s
research on Type 2 diabetes in aboriginal North Americans.
- Your textbook states: ‘cultural practices, probably as never
before, are currently having an impact on human gene pools’. Discuss
some of the evidence presented in support of this statement. How do
you think this will affect us in the future?
- What is DES? What are the effects of DES on humans?
- How do you think Canada’s policy of multiculturalism has influenced
government policies and social programs? How do you think that anthropology
can contribute to implementing such a policy?
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