Race, Racism & Science: Social Impact and Interaction

Publisher Marketing: 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. John P. Jackson, Jr., is an assistant professor in the department of communication at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of Social Scientists for Social Justice: Making the Case against Segregation and Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education. Nadine 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. Review Citations: Science Books & Films 05/01/2006 pg. 106 (EAN 9780813537368, Paperback) Choice 03/01/2005 pg. 1208 (EAN 9781851094486, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Jackson, John P, Jr Is the founder of Streams Ministries International, a ministry of in-depth prophetic teaching. He is a well-known conference speaker who travels throughout the world teaching on the art of listening to God and how to understand the supernatural world of dreams and visions. SPANISH BIO: Es fundador de Streams Ministries International, un ministerio de ensenanza profetica profunda. Es un conocido conferencista y viaja por todo el mundo ensenando sobre el arte de escuchar a Dios, como ingresar en el mundo sobrenatural de los suenos y las visiones.