Human Variation: Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups

by Stephen Molnar

Overview

Basic text for the sophomore/junior level course in Human Variation or Human Diversity taught anthropology or biology departments.This classic introduction to human variation, has been thoroughly updated to include the issues and controversies facing the contemporary study of diversity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138403796
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/03/2017
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen Molnar is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at WashingtonUniversity.

Table of Contents

Biological Diversity and the Race Concept: An Introduction; The Biological Basis for Human Variation; Traits of Simple Inheritance I: Blood Groups and Proteins; Traits of Simple Inheritance II: Hemoglobin Variants and DNA Markers; Traits of Complex Inheritance and their Adaptations: I; Traits of Complex Inheritance and Their Adaptations: II; Human Variability, Behavior, and Racism; Distribution of Human Biodiversity; Perspectives of Health and Human Diversity: Influences of the Race Concept; Changing Dimensions of the Human Species

Editorial Reviews

Explores the current state of knowledge of the causes and origins of human diversity and criticizes the reliance on racial labels, showing how new data on genetic markers points to the weaknesses of "classic" race divisions. Subjects include the biological basis for human variation, hemoglobin variants and DNA markers, traits of simple and complex inheritance, and changing dimensions of the human species. This fourth edition is reorganized to incorporate new records of DNA polymorphisms and to place these data in a frame of reference that does not depend on race categories. Although explanations start with the basics and are sometimes lively and interesting, this important material has not been predigested for general readers, and requires some scientific sophistication. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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