definition of race

Title: definition of race
Category: Literature / English
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definition of race

The word “race” is defined as one of the group of populations constituting humanity. Upon a first glance, the word seems easy enough to understand. However, what are these groups, and how does one categorize them? Who fits where, and why? These questions among others arise when thinking of race. Does race really exist? Genetically, a race may be defined as a group with gene frequencies differing from those of the other groups in the …showed first 75 words of 2039 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 2039 total…New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965 Gossett, Thomas F. Race: The History of an Idea in America. Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1963 Biddiss, Michael D., ed. Images of Race. New York: Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc., 1979 American Anthropologist. 100.3 (1998) Du Bois, W.E.B. Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward An Autobiography of a Race Concept. New York: Schocken Books, 1968 Comas, Juan. Racial Myths. Mexico: Unesco, 1958 Kuttner, Robert E. Race and Modern Science. New York: Social Science Press, 1967

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