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Informationen zum Autor By Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban Klappentext Race and Racism examines race in society from an anthropological perspective. The second edition features updates throughout, including more discussion of critical race theory, new biophysical research on human origins, new material on media and racism, new global examples, and additional material on how racism impacts a variety of ethnic groups. Zusammenfassung Race and Racism examines race in society from an anthropological perspective. The second edition features updates throughout! including more discussion of critical race theory! new biophysical research on human origins! new material on media and racism! new global examples! and additional material on how racism impacts a variety of ethnic groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface About the Author 1. Anthropology, Race, and Racism What Is Anthropology? What Is Race? What Is Racism? How Is Race Different from Ethnicity, Religion, Language, and Other Differences? Why Is There So Much Confusion? There Is No Science of Race, but Race Is Sociologically Real Race and Ethnicity Distinguished Barack Obama and Donald Trump: Racial Inclusion and Exclusion Breaking the Ice: Class Exercise to Initiate a Dialogue on Race Class Exercises References 2. Race, Human Evolution, and Natural Selection Human Evolution, the Story of African Genesis, "Out of Africa" New Finds for Early Humans in Africa Asian ProgenitorsEuropean Early Humans Early Humans in the Americas Migration of Humans Out of Africa Origins of Human Racial Difference: Modern Humans- Homo sapiens Race and Science Models of the Origin of Races Human Variation- "Race"- as the Rich History of Homo sapiens sapiens Mechanisms for Biological Change in HumansMutation Natural SelectionGenetic Drift Gene Flow/ Migration Mating in Homogenous Populations, Inbreeding EffectsRandom, Nonrandom Mating Founders' Effect Racial Difference and Natural Selection "Race" Mixture and Skin ColorAlbinos: The Only People with No Melanin, Found in All Races Hair Form and Eye Color Body Type The Epicanthic Fold, "Asian" EyesBlood and Race Sickle Cell Anemia, Malaria, and Human Evolution Lactose Intolerance and PTC Tasting Human History through Blood Types: DNA Mapping of the Human Genome The Human Genome Project DNA: Helping African Americans Trace Their Roots Curiosity about Racial Differences Study QuestionsReferences 3. Making a Science of Racial Inequality Race and the Origins of Anthropology One or Many Species of Humanity: Monogenism versus PolygenismRace and Nineteenth- Century Evolution: Savagery, Barbarism, Civilization Progressing from Dark to Light Races- from "Black" and "Red" Savages, to "Yellow" and "Tan" Barbarians, to "White" Civilized Races The Three Great Races: Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid The Negro/ African/ Ethiopian Race: Constructing a "Science" of Black Inferiority The American Anthropological Association's Recommendations for the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Censuses Summary Questions for Discussion and Further Reflection References4. Racism and Anti- Racism from the Nineteenth to the Twenty- First Centuries Contrasting Ideas: The Inequality versus the Equality of RacesAryan Supremacy The Social Darwinist and Eugenics Movements and Their Critics Franz Boas and the Mainstreaming of Anti-Racist Anthropology Lothrop Stoddard: Eugenicist, Immigration Opponent, Nazi Sympathizer Contrasting Postwar Anthropologists: Anti-Racist Ashley Montagu (1905- 1999) and Racialist and Racist Carlton Coon (1942- 1962) Discussion Questions References 5. Race, Intelligence, and Mental Testing So- Called Race and So- Called Intelligence Anthropometry, Craniometry Amounting to "Skeletomania"Skin Color and Intelligence Race and the Measurement of Intelligence The Future of Race and Intelligence- Achievement Testing ...
