People aren't of the Mongolian race. They are of one species. Still, if it's being used in an attempt to show some genetic difference between humans, a well-defined race, it's clear that the term "Caucasian" belongs on history's scientific scrap heap. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach often is blamed for adding scientific credence to racial divides, but in a paper in the academic journal The BMJ , author Raj Bhopal disputes that view: "His original words Blumenbach's name has been associated with scientific racism, but his arguments actually undermined racism.
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Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe. Life Science. Genetic Science. What Does 'Caucasian' Really Mean? The Greater Caucasus region is where Caucasians — true Caucasians — call home. Scientists generally do not recognize races as biologically meaningful. They're socially real, but not scientifically real. Yet scientists, including me, discuss race and describe the racial composition of our samples," he wrote.
In fact, there are many dangers in ignoring race as a social topic. Race is 'real'. In the 19th century, the classification of the Caucasoid race was further broken down into three ethnolinguistic groups. These groups included the Aryans, Semitics, and Hamitics. When taking the meaning of the word "Caucasian" to mean light-skinned people with origins in Europe, you'll find these groups worldwide.
If you want to be more specific, you can look at the Caucasus region. As the U. Joel Dinerstein is an English professor at Tulane University and the author of two books on race, music and culture. Column: Fraternities are incubators of sexual assault and other violence.
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