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  2. Race (human categorization) - Wikipedia

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    Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. [1] The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of various kinds, including those characterized by close kinship relations. [2]

  3. Historical race concepts - Wikipedia

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    In 1962, Coon also published The Origin of Races, wherein he offered a definitive statement of the polygenist view. He also argued that human fossils could be assigned a date, a race, and an evolutionary grade. Coon divided humanity into five races and believed that each race had ascended the ladder of human evolution at different rates. [28]

  4. Human Race - Wikipedia

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    Human Race or The Human Race may refer to: Human species; Race (human categorization), a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct ...

  5. Human - Wikipedia

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    Human is a loanword of Middle English from Old French humain, ultimately from Latin hūmānus, ... [440] [441] Ethnicity is separate from the concept of race, ...

  6. Race and ethnicity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.

  7. Race and genetics - Wikipedia

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    There is broad consensus across the biological and social sciences that race is a social construct, not an accurate representation of human genetic variation. [ 26 ] [ 10 ] As more progress has been made on sequencing the human genome, it has been found that any two humans will share an average of 99.35% of their DNA based on the approximately ...

  8. Stephen Hawking: 'Human race has no future' without ... - AOL

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    Stephen Hawking is a supporter of space travel, in part, because he thinks the survival of humanity depends on it. Hawking shared these thoughts in an afterword for Julian Guthrie's book "How to ...

  9. Race and society - Wikipedia

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    The race of the Wright had to be socially proven, and neither side could present enough evidence. Since the slave owner Hudgins bore the burden of proof, Wright and her children gained their freedom. López uses this example to show the power of race in society. Human fate, he argues, still depends upon ancestry and appearance.