After reading the statements on race from the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA), I support the scientist’s perspective on human evolution and variation from a biological perspective in the section ‘AAPA Statement on Biological Aspects of Race.’ I thought the statement from UNESCO on race was fairly interesting that “all humans living today belong to a single species, Homosapiens, and share a common descent.” I agree with the claims in regard to the human population belongs to a shared common ancestor. This biological theory focuses on the evolution from chimpanzees to humans, relating to having a shared common ancestor. I think the claims about the complexity of the patterns of gene variation supports the argument in society that we cannot categorize people by checking a box for their race. With that being said, from a biological perspective, humanity cannot be classified into discrete geographic categories with absolute boundaries. With that being said, yes with evolution over time individuals biology and physicality changes over time as an adaption to various environments, such as varying climate around the world and location. From another perspective, in regard to societal issues and the argument surrounding on how to determine ‘race’ is that culturally one can distinguish cultural norms which feed into the societal boundaries and physical differences. As a psychology major in the College of Social Sciences, the discussion surrounding race comes up many times and the false assumptions many have about the non-existence of biological race. Based on what I’ve learned in the course so far and from previous courses in regard to this subject, I would explain the non-existence of biological race to a person who was unfamiliar with the topic by addressing the concept of ‘race’ in the world we live in today, and the stigma surrounding it. I would then ask the person to try and define the term ‘race,’ and try to get them to see how it is created from society. Although in society ‘race’ might serve as a quick way to identify someone, the descriptive  reference ‘black’ or ‘white’ fails to address biological depictions of ones phenotype. Norm Sauer addresses this, and how these absolute constructs serve as examples of non-existent biological race. I think that it is important when explain this concept to people who are unfamiliar with this knowledge, is to help them understand from a biological perspective by providing a basis of evolution. It’s important to acknowledge the information from the articles and readings which provide greater insight on how through evolution, migrating, and adapting to new environments can ultimately affect natural selection which changes genes resulting in a variety of physical and biological patterns and attributes. I think the material for this week addresses a serious issue by providing the necessary amount of insight and education from a biological perspective. For example, the section from the ‘AAA Statement on Race’ addresses physical variation that exists, including skin color. These claim support that physical variations in any given trait tend to occur gradually rather than abruptly over geographic areas. With that being said, knowing the range of one trait does not predict the presence of others.