Human Races
Uploaded by lostdesiboy on Nov 17, 2006
The term race is very hard and almost imposible to define, eventhough many people think they have a clear understanding of its meaning. Many people confuse human races to the different cultures that exist within races and it is not a true basis for racial distinction. There are four different races consisting of Caucacians, which refer to white Americans with light color skin, and it is also called the white race. We also have Mongoloids, which refer to an Asian race consisting of the Orientasl and also called the yellow race. Another race is Negroid, which consists of colored people from Africa and which is also called the Black race. The last of the four human races is called Australoids, which consists of people from Australia which is also called the Red race. A clear definition for race might say: “Race is a group of persons connected by common descent, blood, or heredity characterized by a more or less unique combination of physical traits.” (American College Dictionary)
It is not appropriate to apply the term race to national, cultural groups, or religions, nor can it be compared with mental characteristics, such as personality, intelligence, or character. To which race a person belongs can be determined by the DNA, Skull Structure, and various traits such as skin color, hair form, and their body shape. In the United States and other countries the term race refers mainly to culturally created realities rather than biological differences.
One of the major four human races is Caucasian Race or White race. It is used almost exclusevely in North America to refer to “Whites White” or any White person of European ancestry. In the United States, it is used primarely to distinguish skin color. It was once considered as a category of human racial groups based on geographic, linguistic, and genetic origin. The Caucasoid were found in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East to North India. They are characterized with fine texture light blond to dark brown hair, and it can be staright or wavy. Their skin color is characterized as pale reddish white to olive brown, and of medium to tall stature with a long or broad head form. They have light blue to dark brown eyes and their nose bridge is usually high. The word Caulcasian derives from measurements in craniology from the 19th century. It steams from the fact that...