{"product_id":"understanding-human-diversity-paperback-softback-9781009534307","title":"Understanding Human Diversity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009534307","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Human Diversity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book challenges misconceptions about genetics in human life and examines the relationship between ourselves and our ancestry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Marks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009534307, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e150 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.7 x 12.6 x 1 cm, 0.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this book does its job and would be suitable for anyone who wants a clear-cut analysis of some of the gross misunderstandings - often politically motivated and frequently racist - that have grown up around human diversity. This study is a needed antidote to books such as The Bell Curve … Recommended.' M. J. O'Brien, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNo two people are the same, and no two groups of people are the same. But what kinds of differences are there, and what do they mean? What does our DNA say about race, gender, equality, or ancestry? Drawing on the latest discoveries in anthropology and human genetics, Understanding Human Diversity looks at scientific realities and pseudoscientific myths about the patterns of diversity in our species, challenging common misconceptions about genetics, race, and evolution and their role in shaping human life today. By examining nine counterexamples drawn from popular scientific ideas, that is to say, examinations of what we are not, this book leads the reader to an appreciation of what we are. We are hybrids with often inseparable natural and cultural aspects, formed of natural and cultural histories, and evolved from remote ape and recent human ancestors. This book is a must for anyone curious about human genetics, human evolution, and human diversity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. DNA is not our deep inner core\u003cbr\u003e 2. Our fate is not in our genes\u003cbr\u003e 3. We are not 98% chimpanzee\u003cbr\u003e 4. Human variation is not race\u003cbr\u003e 5. Political and economic inequality is not the result of genetics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Human kinship transcends genetics\u003cbr\u003e 7. Men and women are both from Earth\u003cbr\u003e 8. You are not 2% interestingly exotic\u003cbr\u003e 9. We can't breed a better kind of person\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Summary of common misunderstandings\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Figure credits\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Human biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20biology%20%5BPSX%5D%22\"\u003ePSX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462971519256,"sku":"9781009534307","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009534307i.jpg?v=1785543918","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-human-diversity-paperback-softback-9781009534307","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}