Human Diversity

by Richard C. Lewontin

Book Overview

This text asks the question: are our personalities and capabilities predetermined by our genes? Using tools of population genetics, it argues that biological differences are a small part of what makes individuals unique.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716760134
• ISBN13: 9780716760139
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

We're all different

Easy-to-read book intended for the general reader demonstrating the large amount genetic variation present in the human population. However, the specific migration of early humans throughout the world and the establishment of diverse populations worldwide is not covered in this reference.

Indepth and interesting

This book is labeled as "for the lay reader" but it ranges from lay language to very technical language regarding chemistry and DNA. The author integrates genetics, evolution, migration, and psychology into a very useful book which supports acceptance of diversity and offers the evidence required to debunk stereotypes and prejudices.