Do people think race labels are natural or made by society?
socially constructed
Do they think race can be attributed strictly to biology?
no
Does everyone agree?
no
Why not?
some argue that racial categories correlate with biological traits
Do they have any other reasons?
yes
What are they?
certain genetic markers correspond to traditional racial groupings
Does this cause a division of opinion?
yes
About what?
about whether racial categories can have significance for understanding human genetic variation
Are there any wide ranging things that are generally agreed upon?
yes
What are they?
racial categories are socially constructed
Anything else?
and racial groups cannot be biologically defined
What core group are all people a part of?
the same species
What's that called?
Homo sapiens
Is there a subgroup?
yes
And what is that?
subspecies, Homo sapiens sapiens
What do most science enthusiasts agree about essentially?
that essentialist and typological conceptualizations of race are untenable
Does this cause the majority to view it the same then?
no
How do some folks feel racial comparisons come across?
naive or simplistic
What do they think isn't significant?
race has no taxonomic significance
Do some folks have distinct racial concepts for hyper clear trait settings?
no