Race and the genetic revolution : science, myth, and culture
by
Krimsky, Sheldon.
Title
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Race and the genetic revolution : science, myth, and culture
Author
:
Krimsky, Sheldon.
ISBN
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9780231527699
Publication Information
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New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource
General Note
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Includes index.
"A project of the Council for Responsible Genetics."
Abstract
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Leading scholars from a range of disciplines, including law, biology, sociology, history, anthropology, and psychology, examine the impact of modern genetics on the concept of race. Does mapping the human genome reconstitute a scientific rationale for long-discredited racial categories? Contributors trace the interplay between genetics and race in forensic DNA databanks, the biology of intelligence, DNA ancestry markers, and racialized medicine. Each essay explores commonly held and unexamined assumptions and misperceptions about race in both science and popular culture. Divid.
Subject Term
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Human population genetics.
Race.
Continental Population Groups -- genetics.
Genetics.
Evolution, Molecular.
Genetic Variation.
Added Author
:
Krimsky, Sheldon.
Sloan, Kathleen, 1958-
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 375828-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |