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The second editionof the bestselling titleonmodern notions of race, providingtimely examination of perspectives on race, racism, and human biological variation

In this fully updated second edition of this popular text on the study of race, Alan Goodman, Yolanda Moses, and Joseph Jones take a timely look at modern ideas surrounding race, racism, and human diversity, and consider the ways that ideas about race have changed over time. New material in the second edition covers recent history and emerging topics in the study of race. The second edition has also been updated to account for advancements in the study of human genetic variation, which provide further evidence that race is an entirely social phenomenon.RACEcompels readers to carefully consider their own ideas about race and the role that race plays in the world around them.

  • Examines the ways perceptions of race influence laws, customs, and social institutions in the US and around the world
    Table of Contents

    List of Illustrations vii

    Preface xi

    Acknowledgments xiv

    1 Introducing Race, Human Variation, and Racism 1

    Part 1 Histories of Race, Difference, and Racism 7

    2 Inventing Race 9

    3 Creating Race 15

    4 Human Mismeasure 27

    5 Inventing Whiteness 45

    6 Separate and Unequal 69

    Part 2 Why Human Variation is Not Racial 91

    7 Introduction: Race ≠ Human Biological Variation 93

    8 Skin Deep? 101

    9 Sickle Cell Disease: Not for Blacks Only 111

    10 The Apportionment of Variation, or …: Why We are All Africans Under the Skin 123

    11 The Evolution of Variation 133

    Part 3 Living with Race and Racism 147

    12 Introduction: Living with Race and Racism 149

    13 The Census and Making Race “Official” 158

    14 Race and Education 178

    15 Linking Race and Wealth: An American Dilemma 194

    16 Race and Health Inequalities 213

    17 Conclusion 232

    Glossary 250

    Index 257

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 26 December 2019
      ISBN-13 9781119472476
      978-1119472476
      ISBN-10 1119472474
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      Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The second editionof the bestselling titleonmodern notions of race, providingtimely examination of perspectives on race, racism, and human biological variation

      In this fully updated second edition of this popular text on the study of race, Alan Goodman, Yolanda Moses, and Joseph Jones take a timely look at modern ideas surrounding race, racism, and human diversity, and consider the ways that ideas about race have changed over time. New material in the second edition covers recent history and emerging topics in the study of race. The second edition has also been updated to account for advancements in the study of human genetic variation, which provide further evidence that race is an entirely social phenomenon.RACEcompels readers to carefully consider their own ideas about race and the role that race plays in the world around them.

      • Examines the ways perceptions of race influence laws, customs, and social institutions in the US and around the world
        Table of Contents

        List of Illustrations vii

        Preface xi

        Acknowledgments xiv

        1 Introducing Race, Human Variation, and Racism 1

        Part 1 Histories of Race, Difference, and Racism 7

        2 Inventing Race 9

        3 Creating Race 15

        4 Human Mismeasure 27

        5 Inventing Whiteness 45

        6 Separate and Unequal 69

        Part 2 Why Human Variation is Not Racial 91

        7 Introduction: Race ≠ Human Biological Variation 93

        8 Skin Deep? 101

        9 Sickle Cell Disease: Not for Blacks Only 111

        10 The Apportionment of Variation, or …: Why We are All Africans Under the Skin 123

        11 The Evolution of Variation 133

        Part 3 Living with Race and Racism 147

        12 Introduction: Living with Race and Racism 149

        13 The Census and Making Race “Official” 158

        14 Race and Education 178

        15 Linking Race and Wealth: An American Dilemma 194

        16 Race and Health Inequalities 213

        17 Conclusion 232

        Glossary 250

        Index 257

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