Mixed Race Studies

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  • Mixed Race: Understanding Difference in the Genome Era

    Mixed Race: Understanding Difference in the Genome Era Social Forces Volume 86, Issue 2, December 2007 pages 795-820 E-ISSN: 1534-7605, Print ISSN: 0037-7732 DOI: 10.1353/sof.2008.0011 Elizabeth M. Phillips National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Adebola O. Odunlami National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Vence L. Bonham National Human Genome…

  • Our Problems with Race: Addressing Biological Versus Social Definitions

    Our Problems with Race: Addressing Biological Versus Social Definitions Appalachian State University Blue Ridge Ballroom PSU Wednesday, 2009-10-28 19:00 EDT (Local Time)                                    Joseph L. Graves, Jr, Dean of University Studies and Professor of Biological Sciences North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University What does evolution tell us about race and what are we taught to…

  • Examining Health Disparities Through the Lens of Mixed Race

    Examining Health Disparities Through the Lens of Mixed Race Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA 2005-08-12 Cathy J. Tashiro, Associate Professor Nursing Program University of Washington, Tacoma   Debates are occurring about the relative contribution of genetic vs. social factors to racial health…

  • Records of the Eugenics Society, 1934

    ‘In certain circumstances, race mixing is known to be bad. Further knowledge of its biological effects is needed in order to make it possible to frame a practical eugenic policy.  Meanwhile, since the process of race mixture cannot be reversed, great caution is advocated.’ Records of the Eugenics Society, 1934