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A Voice in the Wilderness

A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

By: Professor Joseph L Graves Jr.

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A Voice in the Wilderness

A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

By: Professor Joseph L Graves Jr.

Why understanding evolution—the most reviled branch of science—can help us all, from fighting pandemics to undoing racism Evolutionary science has long been regarded as conservative, a tool for enforcing regressive ideas, particularly about race and gender. But in A Voice in the Wilderness, evolutionary biologist Joseph L. Graves Jr.—once styled as the “Black Darwin”—argues that his field is essential to social justice. He shows, for example, why biological races do not exist. He dismantles recent work in “human biodiversity” seeking genes to explain the achievements of different ethnic groups. He decimates homophobia, sexism, and classism as well. As a pioneering Black biologist, a leftist, and a Christian, Graves uses his personal story—his journey from a child of Jim Crow to a major researcher and leader of his peers—to rewrite his field. A Voice in the Wilderness is a powerful work of scientific anti-racism and a moving account of a trailblazing life.

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1541600738

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The Race Myth

Why We Pretend Race Exists in America

By: Joseph Graves

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The Race Myth

Why We Pretend Race Exists in America

By: Joseph Graves

“Graves’ integration of science and objective analysis with popular biological assumptions of race makes this an enlightening and provocative work.”—Booklist DOES RACE AS WE KNOW IT REALLY EXIST? Preeminent evolutionary biologist Joseph Graves proves once and for all that it doesn’t. Through accessible and compelling language, he makes the provocative argument that science cannot account for the radical categories used to classify people, and debunks ancient race-related fallacies that are still held as fact, from damaging medical profiles to misconceptions about sports. He explains why defining race according to skin tone or eye shape is woefully inaccurate, and how making assumptions based on these false categories regarding IQ, behavior, or predisposition to disease has devastating effects. Demonstrating that racial distinctions are in fact social inventions, not biological truths, The Race Myth brings much-needed, sound science to one of America’s most emotionally charged debates.

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0452286581

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Race

Are We So Different?

By: Alan H. Goodman,Yolanda T. Moses,Joseph L. Jones

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Race

Are We So Different?

By: Alan H. Goodman,Yolanda T. Moses,Joseph L. Jones

The second edition of the bestselling title on modern notions of race, providing timely examination of perspectives on race, racism, and human biological variation In this fully updated second edition of this popular text on the study of race, Alan Goodman, Yolanda Moses, and Joseph Jones take a timely look at modern ideas surrounding race, racism, and human diversity, and consider the ways that ideas about race have changed over time. New material in the second edition covers recent history and emerging topics in the study of race. The second edition has also been updated to account for advancements in the study of human genetic variation, which provide further evidence that race is an entirely social phenomenon. RACE compels readers to carefully consider their own ideas about race and the role that race plays in the world around them. Examines the ways perceptions of race influence laws, customs, and social institutions in the US and around the world Explores the impact of race and racism on health, wealth, education, and other domains of life Includes guest essays by noted scholars, a complete bibliography, and a full glossary Stands as an ideal text for courses on race, racism, and cultural and economic divides Combines insights and examples from science, history, and personal narrative Includes engaging photos, illustrations, timelines, and diagrams to illustrate important concepts To read author Alan Goodman's recent blog post on the complicated relationship between race and biology, please click here.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119472474

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A Voice in the Wilderness

A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

By: Professor Joseph L Graves Jr.

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A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

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Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials

By: Joseph L. Graves Jr

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Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials

By: Joseph L. Graves Jr

Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials introduces the reader to the microbial world, antimicrobial nanomaterials, how microbial evolution works, and how knowledge of these areas can facilitate the development of sustainable antimicrobials. Due to the widespread occurrence of multidrug-resistant microbes, there is an increasing interest in the use of novel nanostructured materials as antimicrobials. This book is designed to help researchers from fields such as materials science, nanoscience, and nanoengineering who are attempting to develop these antimicrobial materials. - Provides crucial background in microbiology and microbial evolution to help researchers design experiments that can produce sustainable results - Offers detailed coverage on the antimicrobial properties of different types of nanomaterials - Discusses the major challenges of using nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications

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Elsevier

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0128232633

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Racism, Not Race

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: Joseph L. Graves, Jr.,Alan H. Goodman

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Racism, Not Race

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: Joseph L. Graves, Jr.,Alan H. Goodman

The science on race is clear. Common categories like “Black,” “white,” and “Asian” do not represent genetic differences among groups. But if race is a pernicious fiction according to natural science, it is all too significant in the day-to-day lives of racialized people across the globe. Inequities in health, wealth, and an array of other life outcomes cannot be explained without referring to “race”—but their true source is racism. What do we need to know about the pseudoscience of race in order to fight racism and fulfill human potential? In this book, two distinguished scientists tackle common misconceptions about race, human biology, and racism. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Joseph L. Graves Jr. and Alan H. Goodman explain the differences between social and biological notions of race. Although there are many meaningful human genetic variations, they do not map onto socially constructed racial categories. Drawing on evidence from both natural and social science, Graves and Goodman dismantle the malignant myth of gene-based racial difference. They demonstrate that the ideology of racism created races and show why the inequalities ascribed to race are in fact caused by racism. Graves and Goodman provide persuasive and timely answers to key questions about race and racism for a moment when people of all backgrounds are striving for social justice. Racism, Not Race shows readers why antiracist principles are both just and backed by sound science.

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Columbia University Press

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0231553730

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The Race Myth

Why We Pretend Race Exists in America

By: Joseph Graves

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Why We Pretend Race Exists in America

By: Joseph Graves

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Heart of Darkness (Fourth International Student Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

By: Joseph Conrad

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Heart of Darkness (Fourth International Student Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

By: Joseph Conrad

The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough’s meticulously re-edited text. Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad’s style. The result is the first published version of Heart of Darkness that allows readers to hear Marlow’s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote the story. "Backgrounds and Contexts" provides readers with a generous collection of maps and photographs that bring the Belgian Congo to life. Textual materials, topically arranged, address nineteenth-century views of imperialism and racism and include autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an excerpt from Adam Hochschild’s recent book, King Leopold’s Ghost, as well as writings on race by Hegel, Darwin, and Galton. "Criticism" includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary reviews and assessments of Conrad and Heart of Darkness and twelve recent essays by Chinua Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan, Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between Heart of Darkness and the film Apocalypse Now by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393614719

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9780393614718

The Emperor's New Clothes

Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium

By: Joseph L. Graves

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The Emperor's New Clothes

Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium

By: Joseph L. Graves

Graves' answers could revise the ways in which humans interact with one another."--"Choice." "A fine start for thinking about race at the dawn of the millennium."--"American Scientist.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813533023

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Racism, Not Race

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: Joseph L. Graves,Alan H. Goodman

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Racism, Not Race

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: Joseph L. Graves,Alan H. Goodman

In this book, two distinguished scientists tackle common misconceptions about race, human biology, and racism. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Joseph L. Graves Jr. and Alan H. Goodman show readers why antiracist principles are both just and backed by sound science.

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0231200668

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Mapping "Race"

Critical Approaches to Health Disparities Research

By: Laura E. Gómez,Nancy López

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Mapping "Race"

Critical Approaches to Health Disparities Research

By: Laura E. Gómez,Nancy López

Researchers commonly ask subjects to self-identify their race from a menu of preestablished options. Yet if race is a multidimensional, multilevel social construction, this has profound methodological implications for the sciences and social sciences. Race must inform how we design large-scale data collection and how scientists utilize race in the context of specific research questions. This landmark collection argues for the recognition of those implications for research and suggests ways in which they may be integrated into future scientific endeavors. It concludes on a prescriptive note, providing an arsenal of multidisciplinary, conceptual, and methodological tools for studying race specifically within the context of health inequalities. Contributors: John A. Garcia, Arline T. Geronimus, Laura E. Gómez, Joseph L. Graves Jr., Janet E. Helms, Derek Kenji Iwamoto, Jonathan Kahn, Jay S. Kaufman, Mai M. Kindaichi, Simon J. Craddock Lee, Nancy López, Ethan H. Mereish, Matthew Miller, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Aliya Saperstein, R. Burciaga Valdez, Vicki D. Ybarra

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A Voice in the Wilderness

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Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials

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Racism, Not Race

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Heart of Darkness (Fourth International Student Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

Heart of Darkness (Fourth International Student Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Racism, Not Race

Racism, Not Race

Mapping "Race"

Mapping "Race"

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