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Williams Johnny E. |
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Titolo |
Decoding racial ideology in genomics / / Johnny E. Williams ; foreword by Joseph L. Graves Jr |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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SOC020000SCI029000SOC031000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Race |
Human genome |
Genomics - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Genomics' 'Race' Legacy; Chapter Two: Socialized Interpreters; Chapter Three: Racialized Culture-Genomic Nexus; Chapter Four: Racialization via Assertions of Objectivity and Heuristic Practice; Chapter Five: 'Bad Science' Discourse as Covering for Racial Thinking; Chapter Six: Reorienting Genomics; Appendix: Interview Questions; References; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Although the human genome exists apart from society, knowledge about it is produced through socially created language and interactions. Genomicists' thinking is informed by their inability to escape the wake of the "race" concept. The book reveals that genomicists' preoccupation with race-regardless of good or ill intent-contributes to its perception as a category of differences that is scientifically rigorous. |
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