anthropology Annotated bibliography writing

Works Cited

Sauer, Norman J. "Forensic Anthropology and the Concept of Race: If Races Don't Exist, Why are Forensic Anthropologists So Good at Identifying Them?" Social Science & Medicine, vol. 34, no. 2, 1992, pp. 107-111.

The specific concept this source correlates to is the social construction of race. The attitudes and discrimination are by-products of racism. Therefore, to be more specified, the racial conflicts still experienced today are social products. Race was created by the members of the society. How people see the consequences of race is in all institutions of the society. Minorities such as African Americans are more likely to live in poverty, in segregated neighborhoods with educational institutions lacking adequate resources to educate the next generation. In the justice system, minorities are more likely to be subjected to harsher punishments in comparison to the majority whites. How this source is significance to the course is that from an anthropological view, scholars are not just looking at the biological or physical differences. It is no longer biological diversity, but social diversity. There is social classification and hierarchy, which means that there is inferiority and superiority. The ancestry of Africans needs to be viewed from a sociological glass, using it to understand social constructions. How this source can be used in the project is to help elaborate on the symbolism of “Fences”. In the film, “fences” are the obstacles that African people go through, such as being fenced off from opportunities and advantages. Unfortunately, this racial segregation is a social product, which has a detrimental effect to future generations’ on rights and equality.