Are human differences shaped by evolution or by social history?
In short: This session from the Penn Museum explores the tension between two scientific perspectives: the biological view of geographically patterned evolution and the sociological focus on how political and economic relationships transform culture.
The discussion, led by Camille Z. Charles, Ph.D. and moderated by Deborah A. Thomas, Ph.D., examines the debate between natural sciences and social sciences regarding human populations. While some natural scientists suggest that differences in human populations are the result of evolutionary processes linked to geography, social scientists argue that cultural practices are instead shaped and transformed by historical, economic, and political relationships.
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