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Author Graves, Joseph L., 1955-

Title The race myth : why we pretend race exists in America / Joseph L. Graves, Jr.

Publication Info. New York : Dutton, [2004]
©2004

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  305.8 GRAVES    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.8 GRAVES    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  305.8 GR    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index.
Contents How biology refutes our racial myths -- "Great is our sin" : a brief history of racism -- Sexual selection, reproduction, and social dominance -- Jungle fever : race, sexuality, and marriage -- America is enough to make you sick : differential health and mortality for racial minorities -- Europeans, not West Africans, dominate the NBA : the social construction of race and sports -- On whose nature nurture never could stick : race, genetics, and intelligence in the new millennium -- Conclusion : two paths : choosing up sides or joining hands.
Subject United States -- Race relations.
Racism -- United States.
Race -- Classification.
Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions.
ISBN 0525948252 (acid-free paper)
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