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Course Paper Anthro 120 – Fall 2021

For this assignment you will be writing about the topic of “race” as discussed in this class’s

readings and video. In order to write this paper, you will need to use the following three sources from our class (all of these sources are posted under Week 7 on Beachboard):

Readings: Gould, Stephen J. The Mismeasure of Man. Article 8

Harris, Marvin. Race, human variation, and the forces of evolution. Article 9

Film: Race: The Power of an Illusion (Vol. 1). You may view the video at the following weblink:

https://capture.udel.edu/media/RaceA+The+Power+of+an+Illusion%2C+Ep.+1A+The+Dif ference+Between+us/1_de7u5ihx/180544301

In your paper you will be discussing examples from both of the readings listed above as well as

from the film. You will be required to incorporate a minimum of three in-text citations (specific examples) from the Stephen J. Gould article (article 8) and to also utilize a minimum of another three in- text citations (specific examples) from the Marvin Harris article (article 9). Furthermore, you will also be expected to cite at least three examples from the video. Therefore, in total you must discuss nine examples in your course paper: three from the Gould article, three from the Harris article and three from the video.

1. In the first half of your paper, you will be discussing nine examples (three from the Gould

reading, three from the Harris reading and three from the film), discussing why it makes no sense from a biological perspective to divide up the human population into separate human races. You need to discuss the evidence that there is just one single human race, rather than separate human races from a biological standpoint. Or, to put it another way, you need to discuss why the view that there exist several separate human “races” is not biologically real. Instead, there is, from a biological perspective, only one human race. In order to do this you will be using the nine examples you have chosen from the two articles and the film.

2. However, in the second half of your paper you will be discussing why you believe that the concept of “race” and the popular view that humans are divisible into separate human races (despite the scientific evidence to the contrary) is still widely used in our society today. Unlike the first half of this assignment, the second half of the paper is going to be at least partially based on your own opinions and experiences. And you may refer to your own life experiences when writing up the second half of this paper.

The minimum word count for this assignment is 1,000 words. Your final paper should be

double-spaced, use a size 10–12 font with reasonably sized margins (1.0”-1.5” margins). Spelling and grammar are important to any paper and if you have significant grammar and spelling mistakes, they will detract from your final score. Please use spell check!

Paper Due Dates: A Rough Draft/ Outline of your paper needs to be submitted Week 12, no later than

11:59 pm on Saturday, Nov. 13. You will submit your rough draft or paper outline in Dropbox on our Beachboard website. At minimum, your rough draft must clearly state the nine examples you will be incorporating into the final version of the paper.

The Final, complete version of your paper needs to be submitted during Week 15, and no

later than Saturday, Dec. 4 at 11:59 pm You will also be submitting your final paper in Dropbox on our Beachboard website. Please include a word count as well as your name and student ID# on your paper. (The minimum word count for this paper is 1000 words). Also, you must attach a works cited (bibliography page) to the final version of your paper. How to properly use in-text citations. For this assignment you are required to use a minimum of three in-text citations from the Gould article (reading #8), at least another three in-text citations from the Harris article (reading #9) and also at least three references to the video. (You may use more than three citations/references from each source if you wish). When you cite examples from these sources, you must use the poper in- text citation format. Some examples of a properly formatted in-text citation are the following: French scientist Paul Broca claimed Europeans were…… (Gould 1981, give a specific page number). According to Marvin Harris, IQ tests are not reliable because……. (Harris 1993, give a specific page number). The video stated that mtDNA …. (Adelman 2003, timestamp). Bibliography Page Your final paper will need to include a bibliography or works cited page for the two articles and the video you referenced in your paper. If you reference any additional sources you will need to also include those on your bibliography page. The format used for the bibliography page is different from the format used in your in-text citations. Your bibliography page must include the following: Adelman, Larry. 2003. Race: The Power of an Illusion. California Newsreel. Harris, Marvin. 1993. “Race, human variation, and the forces of evolution”. Chapter 6 in

Culture, People, Nature 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers, pp. 33-51.

Gould, Stephen J. 1981. Measuring Heads. In The Mismeasure of Man. New York:

W.W. Norton and Co., pp. 76-112.

The Learning Center (TLC) offers assistance and guidance to students. If you wish to use the Learning Assistance Center to help you with your paper you will need to make an appointment in advance. Here are the TLC Zoom Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am -5pm and Fridays 9 am – 12 pm Zoom Drop-in link for TLC https://csulb.zoom.us/j/4377398397