
Race, Racism, and Science
Social Impact and Interaction
Rutgers University Press
Published on 29. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-0-8135-3736-8 (ISBN)
Description
Since the eighteenth century when natural historians created the idea of distinct racial categories, scientific findings on race have been a double-edged sword. For some antiracists, science holds the promise of one day providing indisputable evidence to help eradicate racism. On the other hand, science has been enlisted to promote racist beliefs ranging from a justification of slavery in the eighteenth century to the infamous twentieth-century book, The Bell Curve,whose authors argued that racial differences in intelligence resulted in lower test scores for African Americans.
This well-organized, readable textbook takes the reader through a chronological account of how and why racial categories were created and how the study of "race" evolved in multiple academic disciplines, including genetics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. In a bibliographic essay at the conclusion of each of the book's seven sections, the authors recommend primary texts that will further the reader's understanding of each topic. Heavily illustrated and enlivened with sidebar biographies, this text is ideal for classroom use.
This well-organized, readable textbook takes the reader through a chronological account of how and why racial categories were created and how the study of "race" evolved in multiple academic disciplines, including genetics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. In a bibliographic essay at the conclusion of each of the book's seven sections, the authors recommend primary texts that will further the reader's understanding of each topic. Heavily illustrated and enlivened with sidebar biographies, this text is ideal for classroom use.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Brunswick NJ
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
728 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8135-3736-8 (9780813537368)
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Persons
JOHN P. JACKSON, JR., is an assistant professor in the department of communication at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
NADINE M. WEIDMAN is a lecturer in history of science at the Harvard University Extension School and the author of Constructing Scientific Psychology: Karl Lashley's Mind-Brain Debates.
NADINE M. WEIDMAN is a lecturer in history of science at the Harvard University Extension School and the author of Constructing Scientific Psychology: Karl Lashley's Mind-Brain Debates.
Content
Series Editor's Preface
Prologue
1. The Origins of Racial Science, Antiquity-1800
2. The Establishment of Racial Typology, 1800-1859
3. Race and Evolution, 1859-1900
4. The Hardening of Scientific Racism, 1900-1945
5. The Retreat of Scientific Racism, 1890-1940
6. The Liberal Orthodoxy, 1940-1960
7. A Multicultural Science of Race, 1965 to the Present
Chronology
Glossary
Documents
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
Prologue
1. The Origins of Racial Science, Antiquity-1800
2. The Establishment of Racial Typology, 1800-1859
3. Race and Evolution, 1859-1900
4. The Hardening of Scientific Racism, 1900-1945
5. The Retreat of Scientific Racism, 1890-1940
6. The Liberal Orthodoxy, 1940-1960
7. A Multicultural Science of Race, 1965 to the Present
Chronology
Glossary
Documents
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors