What's Real about Race? challenges the persistent conviction of a genetic basis for racial difference that has existed for centuries. Author Rina Bliss explains that by ignoring social, cultural, and economic factors, even well-intentioned scientists can end up rationalizing racial disparities. The book critically examines the methodologies of ancestry companies that classify customers by continental affiliation and provides a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between science, genetics, and society.
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What's Real about Race? challenges the persistent conviction of a genetic basis for racial difference that has existed for centuries. Author Rina Bliss explains that by ignoring social, cultural, and economic factors, even well-intentioned scientists can end up rationalizing racial disparities. The book critically examines the methodologies of ancestry companies that classify customers by continental affiliation and provides a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between science, genetics, and society.