Race And Human Evolution
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Author |
: Milford H. Wolpoff |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 474 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780684810133 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0684810131 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Race and Human Evolution by : Milford H. Wolpoff
Race and Human Evolution shows how the debate over the "Eve" theory reflects a long history of theories about human origins and race that has been fraught with social and political implications.
Author |
: Nicholas Wade |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2014-05-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780698163799 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0698163796 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Troublesome Inheritance by : Nicholas Wade
Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human story Fewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished from polite academic conversation. Arguing that race is more than just a social construct can get a scholar run out of town, or at least off campus, on a rail. Human evolution, the consensus view insists, ended in prehistory. Inconveniently, as Nicholas Wade argues in A Troublesome Inheritance, the consensus view cannot be right. And in fact, we know that populations have changed in the past few thousand years—to be lactose tolerant, for example, and to survive at high altitudes. Race is not a bright-line distinction; by definition it means that the more human populations are kept apart, the more they evolve their own distinct traits under the selective pressure known as Darwinian evolution. For many thousands of years, most human populations stayed where they were and grew distinct, not just in outward appearance but in deeper senses as well. Wade, the longtime journalist covering genetic advances for The New York Times, draws widely on the work of scientists who have made crucial breakthroughs in establishing the reality of recent human evolution. The most provocative claims in this book involve the genetic basis of human social habits. What we might call middle-class social traits—thrift, docility, nonviolence—have been slowly but surely inculcated genetically within agrarian societies, Wade argues. These “values” obviously had a strong cultural component, but Wade points to evidence that agrarian societies evolved away from hunter-gatherer societies in some crucial respects. Also controversial are his findings regarding the genetic basis of traits we associate with intelligence, such as literacy and numeracy, in certain ethnic populations, including the Chinese and Ashkenazi Jews. Wade believes deeply in the fundamental equality of all human peoples. He also believes that science is best served by pursuing the truth without fear, and if his mission to arrive at a coherent summa of what the new genetic science does and does not tell us about race and human history leads straight into a minefield, then so be it. This will not be the last word on the subject, but it will begin a powerful and overdue conversation.
Author |
: Albert Churchward |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 630 |
Release |
: 1921 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:32000014245882 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Origin & Evolution of the Human Race by : Albert Churchward
Author |
: Nicholas Wade |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2015-04-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780143127161 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0143127160 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Troublesome Inheritance by : Nicholas Wade
Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human story Fewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished from polite academic conversation. Arguing that race is more than just a social construct can get a scholar run out of town, or at least off campus, on a rail. Human evolution, the consensus view insists, ended in prehistory. Inconveniently, as Nicholas Wade argues in A Troublesome Inheritance, the consensus view cannot be right. And in fact, we know that populations have changed in the past few thousand years—to be lactose tolerant, for example, and to survive at high altitudes. Race is not a bright-line distinction; by definition it means that the more human populations are kept apart, the more they evolve their own distinct traits under the selective pressure known as Darwinian evolution. For many thousands of years, most human populations stayed where they were and grew distinct, not just in outward appearance but in deeper senses as well. Wade, the longtime journalist covering genetic advances for The New York Times, draws widely on the work of scientists who have made crucial breakthroughs in establishing the reality of recent human evolution. The most provocative claims in this book involve the genetic basis of human social habits. What we might call middle-class social traits—thrift, docility, nonviolence—have been slowly but surely inculcated genetically within agrarian societies, Wade argues. These “values” obviously had a strong cultural component, but Wade points to evidence that agrarian societies evolved away from hunter-gatherer societies in some crucial respects. Also controversial are his findings regarding the genetic basis of traits we associate with intelligence, such as literacy and numeracy, in certain ethnic populations, including the Chinese and Ashkenazi Jews. Wade believes deeply in the fundamental equality of all human peoples. He also believes that science is best served by pursuing the truth without fear, and if his mission to arrive at a coherent summa of what the new genetic science does and does not tell us about race and human history leads straight into a minefield, then so be it. This will not be the last word on the subject, but it will begin a powerful and overdue conversation.
Author |
: Pat Shipman |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674008626 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674008625 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Evolution of Racism by : Pat Shipman
In an intellectually engaging narrative that mixes science and history, theories and personalities, Pat Shipman asks the question: Can we have legitimate scientific investigations of differences among humans without sounding racist? Through the original controversy over evolutionary theory in Darwin's time; the corruption of evolutionary theory into eugenics; the conflict between laboratory research in genetics and fieldwork in physical anthropology and biology; and the continuing controversies over the heritability of intelligence, criminal behavior, and other traits, the book explains both prewar eugenics and postwar taboos on letting the insights of genetics and evolution into the study of humanity.
Author |
: Vincent Sarich |
Publisher |
: Westview Press |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2005-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813343228 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813343224 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Race by : Vincent Sarich
Arguing that race is a biologically significant difference, the authors challenge the weight of academic opinion on the subject and suggest honesty rather than fear-mongering in light of growing evidence that the various races are significantly different. 20,000 first printing.
Author |
: Jonathan B. Losos |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691171876 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691171874 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis How Evolution Shapes Our Lives by : Jonathan B. Losos
" It is easy to think of evolution as something that happened long ago, or that occurs only in "nature," or that is so slow that its ongoing impact is virtually nonexistent when viewed from the perspective of a single human lifetime. But we now know that when natural selection is strong, evolutionary change can be very rapid. In this book, some of the world's leading scientists explore the implications of this reality for human life and society. With some twenty-five essays, this volume provides authoritative yet accessible explorations of why understanding evolution is crucial to human life--from dealing with climate change and ensuring our food supply, health, and economic survival to developing a richer and more accurate comprehension of society, culture, and even what it means to be human itself. Combining new essays with ones revised and updated from the acclaimed Princeton Guide to Evolution, this collection addresses the role of evolution in aging, cognition, cooperation, religion, the media, engineering, computer science, and many other areas. The result is a compelling and important book about how evolution matters to humans today. The contributors include Francisco J. Ayala, Dieter Ebert, Elizabeth Hannon, Richard E. Lenski, Tim Lewens, Jonathan B. Losos, Jacob A. Moorad, Mark Pagel, Robert T. Pennock, Daniel E. L. Promislow, Robert C. Richardson, Alan R. Templeton, and Carl Zimmer."--
Author |
: Vincent Sarich |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 286 |
Release |
: 2018-03-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429977534 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429977530 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Race by : Vincent Sarich
The conventional wisdom in contemporary social science claims that human races are not biologically valid categories. Many argue the very words 'race' and 'racial differences' should be abolished because they support racism. In Race, Vincent Sarich and Frank Miele challenge both these tenets. First, they cite the historical record, the art and literature of other civilizations and cultures, morphological studies, cognitive psychology, and the latest research in medical genetics, forensics, and the human genome to demonstrate that racial differences are not trivial, but very real. They conclude with the paradox that, while, scientific honesty requires forthright recognition of racial differences, public policy should not recognize racial-group membership. The evidence and issues raised in this book will be of critical interest to students of race in behavioral and political science, medicine, and law.
Author |
: Aravinda Chakravarti |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1936113252 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781936113255 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Human Variation by : Aravinda Chakravarti
"A subject collection from Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine."
Author |
: Christine Kenneally |
Publisher |
: ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages |
: 477 |
Release |
: 2015-01-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781458798701 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1458798704 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Invisible History of the Human Race by : Christine Kenneally
A New York Times Notable Book of 2014 We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? What role does Neanderthal DNA play in our genetic makeup? How did the theory of eugenics embraced by Nazi Germany first develop? How is trust passed down in Africa, and silence inherited in Tasmania? How are private companies like Ancestry.com uncovering, preserving and potentially editing the past? In The Invisible History of the Human Race, Christine Kenneally reveals that, remarkably, it is not only our biological history that is coded in our DNA, but also our social history. She breaks down myths of determinism and draws on cutting - edge research to explore how both historical artefacts and our DNA tell us where we have come from and where we may be going.