Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
06/24/016
Anthropology1020
DeborahGraham
Reflection
Thispaper,andtheexplorationofthedichotomybetweenhowscienceandcultureview
humanvariation,wasoneofthemostinterestingpapersIvewritten(Noteventryingtobea
suckup).Likeeveryoneelse,inthepastIvehadtowritepapersontopicsthatIfoundboring
anddidn'tcareabout.Thisassignmentwasntlikethat,astheconceptsexpressedinterestedme
greatly.
AsIstatedinmypaper,muchoftheinformationexpressedinthetworeadingswerenew
tome.Ihadhadpreviousdiscussionsinclassesaboutgender,ethnicity,race,andsex,butnotin
depthlikethisassignmentrequired.WhatIfoundisthatculturally,wehavemanyrigidrulesand
ideas,thatbiologicallyhavebeendisprovedorreworked.Idon'tpretendtobeanexpertonthis
subject,howeverIdothinkthatinordertobecomeamoreacceptingsociety,weneedtotakethe
biologicalevidenceintoconsiderationinsteadofrelyingonourculturallyboundnotionsofwhat
thesetermsmean.