The scientific study on the concept of race is sometimes utilized as a tool to service discriminatory ideas and agendas. Many of these studies focus on racial differences which are not so much rooted in genetic fact and are instead the products of their supposed societal positioning. After reading the statements made by the American Anthropological Association and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, I was very pleased to find that neither of these works held any sort of this generic and biased rhetoric, but rather focused on exactly why this sort of pseudo scientific research is deceptive and harmful. Specifically in the readings from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, there was a large emphasis on the relationship between politics and studies regarding race. Often times in politics, race is used as both a powerful driving force to support or deny a stance, as well as an unfortunate ammunition of sorts used against certain groups of people. Especially in today’s wild west political climate, there is a lot of blunt terms and harmful stereotypes used against the public as well as other politicians in an attempt to further one’s own agenda. However, many of these claims are indeed false, and thus there are continuously ill informed information being thrown around the political sphere, much of which should be corrected. The interwovenness of politics and race is unavoidable, and thus if it must be such a connected relationship. For better or worse, the facts regarding race should at least be just that, facts. Thus, associations such as the AAA and the AAPA should be able to be held in higher regard, instead of being seen as less important or factual due to the lack of political influence behind them. However, these associations clearly base their content in research which is not meant to stifle any particular persons, but rather correct the preconceived notions many people seem to hold near and dear to their personal opinions and feelings regarding race. There are many phrases that are used quite often which attach a behavior to a certain race. Many people truly believe that behaviors and race are closely related and attempt to explain their prejudice away by bringing in incorrect facts about genetic predispositions and the like. However, behavior is something that is learned through things such as direct teachings and mimicry, not racial susceptibility. Upon reading these articles, the AAPA seemed to be more inclined to be of political use, as their statements had a broadness and intensity which seems better suited for societal judgement. On the other hand, much of the intricate details and statistics provided by these articles came from the AAA, which appeared to utilize genetics as a solid groundwork for their stance. In terms of explaining the concept of biological race to someone with little background in the subject, I would begin by pointing to evidence of human variation that does not coincide with false views of what DNA truly represents. One can come from any location on earth and have traits that the general public may believe occur only within race. In the works of Sauer, it was shown that race is an immensely difficult thing to determine regarding human remains, and thus the bones of a person can indeed connect them to their ancestors while simultaneously showing nothing regarding their race. This is because race is a cultural construct, and not something that is embedded in the genes of each individual and will directly indicate their appearance and behavior.