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How real is race? : a sourcebook on race, culture, and biology
How Real is Race? brings together biological and cultural information to help people make sense of the contradictory messages about race in the U.S. and elsewhere. How real is race? Or rather, in what sense is race real? What is biological fact and fiction? Where does culture enter? And what does it really mean to say that race is a 'social construction'? If race is an invention, who invented it? Why? For what ends? And can we eliminate it if we wish to? These are the key questions that frame this book. With accessible, clear language and suggested teaching activities in every chapter, it is designed as a sourcebook for anyone interested in addressing the questions above.
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- ISBN: 9781578865604
- ISBN: 1578865603
- ISBN: 9781578865611
- ISBN: 1578865611
- Physical Description: xxvi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Foreword / by James Banks -- Introduction -- The fallacy of race as biology -- Primary authors: Carol C. Mukhopadhyay and Yolanda T. Moses: Introduction to part 1 -- Why contemporary races are not scientifically valid -- Human biological variation: what we don't see -- If not race, how do we explain biological differences? -- More alike than different; more different than alike -- Culture creates race -- Primary author: Carol C. Mukhopadhyay: Introduction to part 2 -- Culture shapes how we experience reality -- Culture and classification: race is culturally real -- Race and inequality: race as a social invention to achieve certain goals -- Cross-cultural overview of race -- If race doesn't exist, what are we seeing? Sex, mating and race -- Race and "hot button" issues in schools -- Primary author: Rosemary Henze: Introduction to part 3 -- Assemblies, clubs, slurs, and racial labels -- The academic achievement gap and equity -- Racial and racialized conflicts -- Interracial flirting and dating in schools -- Resources -- References -- Alignment with standards -- List of teaching activities -- Illustrations list -- Index -- About the authors.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | HT 1521 .M85 2007 | 271797 | Stacks | Available | - |
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