Race, Racism, and Science: Social Impact and Interaction

by John P. Jackson Jr., Nadine M Weidman, Nadine M. Weidman

Book Overview

Since the eighteenth century when natural historians created the idea of distinct racial categories, scientific findings on race have been a double-edged sword. For some antiracists, science holds the promise of one day providing indisputable evidence to help eradicate racism. On the other hand, science has been enlisted to promote racist beliefs ranging from a justification of slavery in the eighteenth century to the infamous twentieth-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813537363
• ISBN13: 9780813537368
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 10.0"