“Everyone Knows It's a Social Construct”: Contemporary Science and the Nature of Race
@article{Morning2007EveryoneKI, title={“Everyone Knows It's a Social Construct”: Contemporary Science and the Nature of Race}, author={Ann Morning}, journal={Sociological Focus}, year={2007}, volume={40}, pages={436 - 454} }
Abstract Sociological literature frequently claims that scientists across the disciplinary spectrum have arrived at the common conclusion that race is socially constructed, not biologically anchored. I investigate contemporary scientific thinking about race by interviewing more than 40 biologists and anthropologists at four northeastern universities. Contrary to sociologists' expectations, racial constructionism is revealed to be a minority viewpoint. Moreover, this research shows that the…
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