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Human Variation, Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups 5/e
Stephen Molnar
Published August 2001 by Prentice Hall
Copyright 2002, 384 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-13-033668-8
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$61.00
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Preface
Summary

Discarding the concept of race as misleading, this book examines the biological basis for human variation and biological diversity at the population level—appropriate because of the many ways in which humans can adapt to environments, organize activities, and regulate breeding behavior. It reviews the history, behavior, and demographic structure of contemporary populations, and their effects on the distribution of major genetic polymorphisms and distinctions of body form, size, and skin color. KEY TOPICS: Chapter topics include racial variation and the perception of human differences, the biological basis for human variation, traits of simple inheritance, hemoglobin variants and DNA markers, traits of complex inheritance, distribution of human differences, human variability and behavior, and changing dimensions of the human species. For individuals interested in genetic science—and the recent significant achievements in this field.

Features

  • NEW - Reorganized and updated chapter on The Biological Basis for Human Variation —Chapter 2.

    • Provides students with new genetic data and more population genetic formula. Ex.___

  • NEW - Expanded and revised chapters on Traits of Simple Inheritance.

    • Emphasizes the evidence for natural selection in Homo sapiens. Ex.___

  • NEW - Added tables—In Chapter 5.

    • Compares the ranges of variation in growth at various ages of children in developed and undeveloped societies. Ex.___

  • NEW - Revised and updated chapters on Distribution of Human Differences and Human Variability and Behavior.

    • Supplies students with new data and arguments over population classification and behavioral diversity. Ex.___

  • NEW - Added demographic data from the late 1900s and year 2000—In Chapter 8.

    • Shows that there is truly a changing dimension to our species diversity. Ex.___

  • A presentation of faulty perceptions of human differences.

    • Traces the rise of the concept of race, and analyzes issues of racism on assumed inherited inequality. Ex.___

  • Coverage of genetic markers of biological variability.

    • Discusses their genetic basis and adaptive significance. Ex.___

  • The latest DNA technology.

    • Teaches students about its influence on the study of race and ethnic groups along with extensive biological data on numerous human populations. Ex.___

  • The effects of demography and epidemiology on human diversity.
  • A cohesively organized format.

    • Brings together discussions of inherited traits with explanations of their adaptive significance. Ex.___

  • Extensive graphs, charts, and drawings.

    • Highlights and reflects the latest data throughout the text. Ex.___
Table of Contents



1. Racial Variation and the Perception of Human Differences.


2. The Biological Basis for Human Variation.


3. Traits of Simple Inheritance I.


4. Traits of Simple Inheritance II: Hemoglobin Variants and DNA Markers.


5. Traits of Complex Inheritance.


6. Distribution of Human Differences.


7. Human Variability and Behavior.


8. Changing Dimensions of the Human Species.


References.


Glossary.


Index.


Tables.


Figures.


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