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Author:

Graves, Joseph L., 1955-

Title:

The race myth : why we pretend race exists in America / Joseph L. Graves, Jr.

Publisher:

Penguin,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xxxii, 286 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Racism--United States.
Race--Classification.
Minorities--United States--Social conditions.
United States--Race relations.
United States--Race relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-269) and index.

Contents:

How biology refutes our racial myths -- "Great is our sin" : a brief history of racism -- Sexual selection, reproduction, and social dominance -- Jungle fever : race, sexuality, and marriage -- America is enough to make you sick : differential health and mortality for racial minorities -- Europeans, not West Africans, dominate the NBA : the social construction of race and sports -- On whose nature nurture never could stick : race, genetics, and intelligence in the new millennium -- Conclusion : two paths : choosing up sides or joining hands.

ISBN:

9780452286580 (pbk.)
0452286581 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61516046

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)