Race : are we so different? / Alan H. Goodman, Yolanda T. Moses, Joseph L. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Alan H., author.

Contributor:

Moses, Yolanda T.

Jones, Joseph L.

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race--Social aspects--United States.

Race.

Race--Social aspects.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 259 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Illustrated in full color with images from the popular national public education project and museum exhibition of the American Anthropological Association, RACE: Are We So Different? offers a primer on the central idea of race and on how this notion has changed throughout our history. Goodman, Moses, and Jones explore the contemporary experiences of race and racism in the United States, and the often invisible ways that race influences laws, traditions, and social institutions. New and engaging essays by noted scholars provide examples from their individual experiences, history, and science to deal with the concepts of race and human variation.

RACE: Are We So Different? is an accessible and fascinating look at the idea of race, demonstrating how popular belief is often inconsistent with current scientific understanding. More information on the exhibition and further teaching resources may be found at www.understandingrace.org. Book jacket.

Contents:

pt. 1. Histories of race, difference, and racism

part 2. Why human variation is not racial

part 3. Living with race and racism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

828896130

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.