Volume Editor: Claire C. GordonGeneral Editors: Pamela Amoss and Ralph J. Bishop Claire C. Gordonreceived her Ph.D. in bioanthropology from Northwestern University in 1982 and an M.S. degree in biostatistics from the Harvard University School of Public Health in 1990. Although initially trained in prehistoric human biology and mortuary archaeology, Gordon's interests shifted to contemporary populations when she came to Natick in 1983. During 1984-88, she planned and led a major anthropometric survey of the U.S. Army that included more than 132 body dimensions on 8,997 soldiers. Her research interests include gender and racial variation in morphometry, secular trends, statistical sizing methodology, and statistical simulation of human engineering and military logistics problems.

• Introduction. Why Classify Race? (Claire C. Gordon National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 1–6. Race, Ethnicity, and Human Engineering).The Impact of Racial Variation on Human Engineering Design Criteria (Robert A. Walker National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 7–21).Biocultural Influences in the Analysis of Secular Trends (Claire C. Gordon , Thomas M. Greiner National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 22–33).Problems of Racial and Ethnic Self-Identification and Classification (Claire C. Gordon , Nancy A. Bell National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 34–47. Race, Ethnicity, and Forensic Anthropology).Realities of Racial Determination in a Forensic Setting (Madeleine J. Hinkes National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 48–53).Skeletal Criteria for Racial Attribution (Stanley Rhine National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 54–67).Dental Variation and Racial Estimation: Problems and Practical Forensic Applications (Kim Schneider Kimminau National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 68–73. Racial Concepts).The Objective View of Race (Alice M. Brues National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 74–78).Applied Anthropology and the Concept of Race: A Legacy of Linnaeus (Norman J. Sauer National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 79–84. About the Contributors).About the Contributors (National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1993, Vol. 13, No. 1: 85–87).