Q Forensic anthropologists are often asked to give a racial assessment of human remains that are recovered. The idea of race is very controversial in anthropology. Cultural anthropologists argue that it is a cultural construct, created as a way to justify poor treatment of specific groups in society. However as anthropologists in the physical anthropology class we know that specific adaptations to the environment lead to variability in the population of a species. Forensic anthropologists understand this, and justify their use of the term race in their work as a tool to help law enforcement. Should forensic anthropologists use the term race help law enforcement or not?
View Related Questions
