Chapter 9 Race as a Cultural Construction
Anemone, Robert L.
Chapter 9 Race as a Cultural Construction - Taylor & Francis 2019 - 1 online resource
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Race and Human Diversity is an introduction to the study of human diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions. Robert L. Anemone examines the biological basis of human difference and how humans have biologically and culturally adapted to life in different environments. The book discusses the history of the race concept, evolutionary theory, human genetics, and the connections between racial classifications and racism. It invites students to question the existence of race as biology, but to recognize race as a social construction with significant implications for the lived experience of individuals and populations. This second edition has been thoroughly revised, with new material on human genetic diversity, developmental plasticity and epigenetics. There is additional coverage of the history of eugenics; race in US history, citizenship and migration; affirmative action; and white privilege and the burden of race. Fully accessible for undergraduate students with no prior knowledge of genetics or statistics, this is a key text for any student taking an introductory class on race or human diversity.
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9781138894471 9781315179940
10.4324/9781315179940 doi
bic Book Industry Communication
bic Book Industry Communication
1000 Genomes 23 and Me biodiversity Biogeographic ancestry biology black lives matter blacklivesmatter charles darwin developmental plasticity diversity dutch famine epigenetics evolution evolutionary theory gene introgression genetics Genotypes HapMap health inequality health outcomes history of race human adaptation human diversity human genetic diversity project human genome hunger winter Lewontin mendel Mitochondrial Eve nutrition paleo diet police violence race skin color skin colour Spencer Wells Thermoregulation white privilege
Chapter 9 Race as a Cultural Construction - Taylor & Francis 2019 - 1 online resource
Open Access
Race and Human Diversity is an introduction to the study of human diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions. Robert L. Anemone examines the biological basis of human difference and how humans have biologically and culturally adapted to life in different environments. The book discusses the history of the race concept, evolutionary theory, human genetics, and the connections between racial classifications and racism. It invites students to question the existence of race as biology, but to recognize race as a social construction with significant implications for the lived experience of individuals and populations. This second edition has been thoroughly revised, with new material on human genetic diversity, developmental plasticity and epigenetics. There is additional coverage of the history of eugenics; race in US history, citizenship and migration; affirmative action; and white privilege and the burden of race. Fully accessible for undergraduate students with no prior knowledge of genetics or statistics, this is a key text for any student taking an introductory class on race or human diversity.
Creative Commons
English
9781138894471 9781315179940
10.4324/9781315179940 doi
bic Book Industry Communication
bic Book Industry Communication
1000 Genomes 23 and Me biodiversity Biogeographic ancestry biology black lives matter blacklivesmatter charles darwin developmental plasticity diversity dutch famine epigenetics evolution evolutionary theory gene introgression genetics Genotypes HapMap health inequality health outcomes history of race human adaptation human diversity human genetic diversity project human genome hunger winter Lewontin mendel Mitochondrial Eve nutrition paleo diet police violence race skin color skin colour Spencer Wells Thermoregulation white privilege