Ancestry re-imagined : dismantling the myth of genetic ethnicities / Kostas Kampourakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kampourakis, Kostas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity.

Race--Social aspects.

Race.

DNA--Analysis.

DNA.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essentialism among some groups, or the idea that our biology ties us to particular ethnic identities. Using research from both the social sciences and the genetics literature as support, Ancestry Reimagined establishes realistic expectations about what we can learn from our DNA as a foundation for examining the psychological impact of ancestry testing, including the differences between how this information is perceived versus its reality.

Contents:

DNA ancestry testing: What it is and what people make of it

Essentializing social groups: Nations

From race to ethnicity in ancestry testing

Genealogical and genetic ancestry

Using DNA ancestry evidence to retrace history

We are all Africans, ultimately

More related than distinct

Social constructs vs. "natural order"

Separating DNA from culture

Finding meaning in our ancestry testing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kampourakis, Kostas Ancestry Reimagined

ISBN:

0-19-765636-6

0-19-765637-4

0-19-765635-8