MCC Anthropology's
Human Variance Exercise
Purpose:
   The purpose of this exercise is to make everyone think about the implications of racial classification.  This exercise was designed by ASM101 students in an effort to make you think.

Stucture of the Exercise
   The exercise has several components.  The first component enables you to view 25 people from around the world.  You may view these as an automated slide presentation or step through the images manually.  At any time, you can look at individuals by pulling down the inventory and releasing the mouse.  If you are viewing these people from a modem, it is not recommended that you use the automatic feature.  If you wish to use the automatic feature of this presentation - simply click the box and the slides will automatically begin to show.  To stop the automated feature of the display, click the box again to remove the check mark.

   Once you have looked at each of the people, the exercise moves to a java-enabled screen that will allow you to group the people according to as many as six different racial groups.   You must name each of the groups and arrange the members of each group.  You do this by clicking either on an image and then on the spot you wish to move that picture to or by clicking on the spot and then the image.  Either one will automatically shift the image to the position you select.  If you don't like the position of an image, you can continue to shift it around until to like the arrangement.  Once you have moved the people into your groups, print the page.

   The next component of the exercise is to answer a series of questions.  These will be posted to a web board and you will be able to read the responses that others have made to the same questions.

   The last stage of these exercise is to see if you know where these people really came from.  A clickable image will be available for each individual.  You can click on areas you think they are from and see if you are right!  Good luck!

End Result
    The end result will be your reflection on race.  There is a range of things to read and explore besides this exercise.  You will find a section on the ASM101 Origins Web Board exclusively to discuss race and the implications you wish to draw about race, racial classification systems, the effects of racism, or any other aspect you wish to reflect upon.

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