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Region does not mean "race"--reality versus convention in forensic anthropology.

Journal of forensic sciences - 1 Mar 1995

Brace C L

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Norman Sauer has posed the rhetorical question: if races do not exist, how come forensic anthropologists are so good at identifying them? The simple answer is that, as members of the society that poses the question, they are inculcated into the social conventions that determine the expected answer. They should also be aware of the biological inaccuracies contained in that "politically correct" answer. Skeletal...

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Biological Evolution
Craniology
Ethnicity
Forensic Anthropology
Genetic Variation
Geography
Humans
Racial Groups
Social Values
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PMID: 7602273

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