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  • The Myth of Race

    The Myth of Race Argo-Navis 2012-11-27 154 pages 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches Paperback ISBN-10: 0786754362; ISBN-13: 978-0786754366 Jefferson M. Fish, Professor Emeritus of Psychology St. John’s University, New York City The Myth of Race deals concisely with a wide range of topics, from how the concept of race differs in different cultures and race…

  • What Does the Brazilian Census Tell Us About Race?

    What Does the Brazilian Census Tell Us About Race? Psychology Today 2011-12-06 Jefferson Fish, Ph.D. Problems with Brazilian and U.S. census data on race. In 2010 I posted a six-part series on the U. S. census and race (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). In it I pointed out numerous changes in race categories and…

  • Mixed Blood: An analytical look at methods of classifying race

    Mixed Blood: An analytical look at methods of classifying race Psyhcology Today 1995-11-01 Jefferson M. Fish, Professor Emeritus of Psychology St. John’s University, New York, New York An analytical look at methods of classifying race. Race is an immutable biological given, right? So how come the author’s daughter can change her race just by getting…

  • Looking in the Cultural Mirror: How understanding race and culture helps us answer the question: “Who am I?”

    Looking in the Cultural Mirror: How understanding race and culture helps us answer the question: “Who am I?” Psychology Today 2010-07-06 Jefferson M. Fish, Ph.D. The Census and Race—Part I–Key Issues: What can science tell us about the census’s race questions? (2010-07-06) The 2010 Census is well on its way to completion. Its controversial questions…

  • PAGE ONE — No Biological Basis For Race, Scientists Say / Distinctions prove to be skin deep

    PAGE ONE — No Biological Basis For Race, Scientists Say / Distinctions prove to be skin deep San Fransisco Gate Chronicle 1998-02-23 Charles Petit, Chronicle Science Writer This is one of a series of articles in “About Race,” a year-long public journalism project in which The Chronicle, KRON-TV, BayTV and KQED-FM are examining various aspects…