Why is race as a biological concept flawed? What is race, and do all cultures see race the same way?

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Title : Race as a flawed biological concept and how racism is perceived differently by differently cultures The Collins English Dictionary defines race as A group of people of common ancestry , distinguished from others by physical characteristics such as hair type , color of eyes and skin , structure

Michael L Blakey in his journal : Scientific Racism and Biological Concept of Race says : Theoretically , a race is a population that differs from others in the frequency of one or more biological traits 'The writer adds that races are usually characterized as having several

distinguishing characteristics . Races are associated with different geographical regions where their populations are found

Racism is treating someone differently or unfairly simply because they belong to a different race or culture . People can also experience prejudice because of their religion or nationality

The Collins Dictionary defines racism as the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others

It also defines racism as abusive or aggressive behavior towards members of another race on the basis of such belief

Racism takes many different forms . These can include : Personal attacks of any kind , including violence , Written or verbal threats or insults and also Damage to property , including graffiti

There are no words to describe how racism feels . Everyone deals with it differently . Some people lash out verbally , others withdraw into themselves

Some people can talk openly about how it feels , others hide it deep within . Direct racism can be seen in incidents of racist abuse harassment and discrimination . Racism is also manifested indirectly , in the form of prejudiced attitudes , lack of recognition of cultural diversity and culturally biased practices

Researchers contend that there are two common answers as to why mankind still believe in race . The answers depend on side of the fence the person stand on the meaning of race

According to researchers , science does not really tell us that race is a biological fact . For while science does not absolutely close the door on the idea of race , it certainly does not open it either

The debate about race is not a debate about whether differences exist between human populations . A fact is that there are a myriad of differences between different human populations . But what matters and indeed count is the significance of such differences

In the nineteenth century races were seen as fixed groups , almost akin to distinct species , each with special behavioral and physical characteristics that distinguished one from the other . The races could be ranked on an evolutionary hierarchy , with whites at the top and Negroids at the bottom

Today , with a few exceptions , race realists reject the idea that there are essential differences between human populations , or that differences signify inferiority or superiority

There is an argument that the difference between races tells us the continent where once ancestors originated . The argument continues that the ancestral origin also tells us of genes responsible for relatively superficial features , such as skin...