Race
the reality of human differences
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Author
Contributions
- Miele, Frank. - Contributor
Publication
2004 - Westview Press, Boulder, Colo, Colorado
Language
English
Word Count
71,750 words, Guess
Page Count
287 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3677663M
- ISBN-100813340861
- OCLC Control Number812191893
- OCLC Control Number52814272
- OCLC Control Numberisbn_9780813340869
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2003017370
- LibraryThing59181
- Goodreads2494363
Classifications
- DDC305.8
- LCCGN269 .S27 2004
Description
When the head of the Human Genome Project and a former President of the United States both assure us that we are all, regardless of race, genetically 99.9% the same, the clear implication is that racial differences among us are superficial. The concept of race, many would argue, is an inadequate map of the physical reality of human variation. In short, human races are not biologically valid categories, and the very ideas of race and racial difference are morally suspect in that they support racism. In Race , Vincent Sarich and Frank Miele argue strongly against received academic wisdom, contending that human racial differences are both real and significant. Relying on the latest findings in nuclear, mitochondrial, and Y-chromosome DNA research, Sarich and Miele demonstrate that the recent origin of racial differences among modern humans provides powerful evidence of the significance, not the triviality, of those differences. They place the "99.9% the same" figure in context by showing that racial differences in humans exceed the differences that separate subspecies or even species in such other primates as gorillas and chimpanzees. The authors conclude with the paradox that, while, scientific honesty requires forthright recognition of racial differences, public policy should not recognize racial-group membership.
Description
"When the head of the Human Genome Project and a former President of the United States both assure us that we are all, regardless of race, genetically 99.9% the same, the clear implication is that racial differences among us are superficial. The concept of race, many would argue, is an inadequate map of the physical reality of human variation. In short, human races are not biologically valid categories, and the very ideas of race and racial differences are morally suspect in that they support racism." "In Race, Vincent Sarich and Frank Miele marshall evidence from history, law, psychology, and genetics that argues against the received media and academic wisdom."--Jacket.
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