Evolution and human equality / Stephen Jay Gould ; produced by Paul Rocklin ; directed ... by Paul Rocklin ; produced in cooperation with K & S Speakers ; Insight Video, Inc.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gould, Stephen Jay, speaker.

Rocklin, Paul, director, producer, editor.

K & S Speakers (Firm), producer.

Insight Video, Inc., producer, distributor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism in anthropology.

Human evolution.

Physical anthropology--History.

Physical anthropology.

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

History.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (43 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Stephen Jay Gould : evolution and human equality

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Insight Video, [2002]

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Using paleontology, evolutionary biology, genetics, history of science and social history as his tools, Gould tells the fascinating story of how racial differences have been misunderstood by scientists from pre-Darwinian days to the present and used to justify oppression, exploitation and persecution. He describes how new genetic research methods confirm the African origins of homo sapiens and the biological equality of the races. He concludes with a plea for students to understand the tremendous social and political power of scientific work, and scientists' responsibility to humankind.

Participant:

Lecturer, Stephen Jay Gould.

Credits:

Edited by Paul Rocklin.

Notes:

Given at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

OCLC:

51546694