Race and the genetic revolution : science, myth, and culture / edited by Sheldon Krimsky and Kathleen Sloan ; with a foreword by Evelynn M. Hammonds.
| Other author | Krimsky, Sheldon. |
| Other author | Sloan, Kathleen, 1958- |
| Other author | Council for Responsible Genetics. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | xii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Electronic Location | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A short history of the race concept / Michael Yudell -- Natural selection, the human genome, and the idea of race / Robert Pollack -- Racial disparities in databanking of DNA profiles / Michael T. Risher -- Prejudice, stigma, and DNA databases / Helen Wallace -- Ancestry testing and DNA : uses, limits, and caveat emptor / Troy Duster -- Can DNA witness race? Forensic uses of an imperfect ancestry testing technology / Duana Fullwiley -- BiDil and racialized medicine / Jonathan Kahn -- Evolutionary versus racial medicine : why it matters? / Joseph L. Graves Jr. -- Myth and mystification : the science of race and IQ / Pilar N. Ossorio -- Intelligence, race, and genetics / Robert J. Sternberg ... [et al.] -- The elusive variability of race / Patricia J. Williams -- Race, genetics, and the regulatory need for race impact assessments / Osagie K. Obasogie. |
| General note | "A project of the Council for Responsible Genetics." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Aufsatzsammlung. |
| LCCN | 2011021226 |
| ISBN | 9780231156967 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231156960 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231156974 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231156979 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231527699 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0231527691 (ebook) |
| Standard identifier# | 3649024 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN289 .R33 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |