Where Did Race Come From?

Where Did Race Come From? Jeffrey M. Fish, a psychologist who studied Brazilian culture and how they classify themselves stated that different cultures classify physical differences in different ways. We classify these differences as race, but there is no such thing as race. Race is just a myth. Americans believe that Asians, blacks, Hispanics, and whites constitute biological entities called races, but it is a matter of cultural interest rather than scientific substance. This idea …

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