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The Emperor's new clothes : biological theories of race at the millennium, Joseph L. Graves, Jr

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"In this book, Joseph Graves traces the development of thought about human genetic diversity. He argues that racism has persisted in our society because adequate scientific reasoning has not entered into the equation. Graves champions the scientific method, and explains how we may properly ask questions about the nature of population differentiation and how (if at all) we may correlate that diversity to differences in human capacity and behavior. He also cautions us to think critically about scientific findings that have historically been misused in controversies over racial differences in intelligence heritability, criminal behavior disease predisposition, and other traits. Greek philosophy, social Darwinism, New World colonialism, the eugenics movement, intelligence testing biases, and racial health fallacies are just a few of the topics he addresses." "According to Graves, this country cannot truly address its racial problems until people understand that separate human races do not exist empirically. With the biological basis for race removed, racism becomes an ideology, one that can and must be expunged."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 252 p.
Contents
  • Introduction: Racial thinking : complaints and disorders
  • pt. 1. The origin of the race concept
  • The earliest theories : race before the age of discovery
  • Colonialism, slavery, and race in the New World
  • Pre-Darwinian theories of biology and race
  • pt. 2. Darwin and the survival of scientific racism
  • Darwinism revolutionizes anthropology
  • Race and social Darwinism
  • Pseudoscience and the founding of eugenics
  • pt. 3. Applications and misapplications of Darwinism
  • Mendelism, the neo-Darwinian synthesis, and the growth of eugenics
  • Eugenics, race, and fascism : the road to Auschwitz went through Cold Spring Harbor
  • The retreat and postwar revival of scientific racism
  • pt. 4. Biological theories of race at the millennium
  • The race and IQ fallacy
  • The race and disease fallacy
  • Conclusion: What can or will we do without race?
  • Appendices
Isbn
9780813533025
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The Emperor's new clothes : biological theories of race at the millennium
Title
The Emperor's new clothes
Title remainder
biological theories of race at the millennium
Statement of responsibility
Joseph L. Graves, Jr
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In this book, Joseph Graves traces the development of thought about human genetic diversity. He argues that racism has persisted in our society because adequate scientific reasoning has not entered into the equation. Graves champions the scientific method, and explains how we may properly ask questions about the nature of population differentiation and how (if at all) we may correlate that diversity to differences in human capacity and behavior. He also cautions us to think critically about scientific findings that have historically been misused in controversies over racial differences in intelligence heritability, criminal behavior disease predisposition, and other traits. Greek philosophy, social Darwinism, New World colonialism, the eugenics movement, intelligence testing biases, and racial health fallacies are just a few of the topics he addresses." "According to Graves, this country cannot truly address its racial problems until people understand that separate human races do not exist empirically. With the biological basis for race removed, racism becomes an ideology, one that can and must be expunged."--Jacket
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1955-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Graves, Joseph L.
Dewey number
599.97
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
GN269
LC item number
.G73 2001
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 2001 F-564
  • GN 269
NLM item number
G776e 2001
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Race
  • Physical anthropology
  • Sociobiology
  • Racism in anthropology
  • Continental Population Groups
  • Anthropology, Physical
  • Prejudice
  • Race Relations
  • Race
  • Anthropologie physique
  • Sociobiologie
  • Racisme en anthropologie
  • Physical anthropology
  • Race
  • Racism in anthropology
  • Sociobiology
  • Rassen (mens)
  • Rassentheorieën
  • Rassendiscriminatie
  • Biologische aspecten
  • Soziobiologie
  • Rassismus
  • Anthropologie
Label
The Emperor's new clothes : biological theories of race at the millennium, Joseph L. Graves, Jr
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Racial thinking : complaints and disorders -- pt. 1. The origin of the race concept -- The earliest theories : race before the age of discovery -- Colonialism, slavery, and race in the New World -- Pre-Darwinian theories of biology and race -- pt. 2. Darwin and the survival of scientific racism -- Darwinism revolutionizes anthropology -- Race and social Darwinism -- Pseudoscience and the founding of eugenics -- pt. 3. Applications and misapplications of Darwinism -- Mendelism, the neo-Darwinian synthesis, and the growth of eugenics -- Eugenics, race, and fascism : the road to Auschwitz went through Cold Spring Harbor -- The retreat and postwar revival of scientific racism -- pt. 4. Biological theories of race at the millennium -- The race and IQ fallacy -- The race and disease fallacy -- Conclusion: What can or will we do without race? -- Appendices
Control code
ocm44066982
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
viii, 252 p.
Isbn
9780813533025
Lccn
00034205
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o59372203
  • (OCoLC)44066982
Label
The Emperor's new clothes : biological theories of race at the millennium, Joseph L. Graves, Jr
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Racial thinking : complaints and disorders -- pt. 1. The origin of the race concept -- The earliest theories : race before the age of discovery -- Colonialism, slavery, and race in the New World -- Pre-Darwinian theories of biology and race -- pt. 2. Darwin and the survival of scientific racism -- Darwinism revolutionizes anthropology -- Race and social Darwinism -- Pseudoscience and the founding of eugenics -- pt. 3. Applications and misapplications of Darwinism -- Mendelism, the neo-Darwinian synthesis, and the growth of eugenics -- Eugenics, race, and fascism : the road to Auschwitz went through Cold Spring Harbor -- The retreat and postwar revival of scientific racism -- pt. 4. Biological theories of race at the millennium -- The race and IQ fallacy -- The race and disease fallacy -- Conclusion: What can or will we do without race? -- Appendices
Control code
ocm44066982
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
viii, 252 p.
Isbn
9780813533025
Lccn
00034205
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o59372203
  • (OCoLC)44066982

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