Anthropology

Basic text for the human variation course taught in anthropology or biology departments. Study of the range of human biological diversity in contemporary populations.

• Presents faulty perceptions of human differences by tracing the rise of the concept of race and analyzes issues of racism on assumed inherited inequality.
• Discusses genetic markers of biological variability as well as their genetic basis and adaptive significance.
• Incorporates the influence of the latest DNA technology into the study of race and ethnic groups along with extensive biological data on numerous human populations.
• Describes the effects of demography and epidemiology on human diversity.

• NEW— Chapters have been reorganized to bring together discussions of inherited traits with explanations of their adaptive significance.
• NEW—Major changes have been made throughout the book, including: inclusion of new data; extensive revision of the section on genetics (Ch. 2); an expanded discussion of natural selection (Ch. 4); and a critical evaluation of the revival of older race concepts and their implications (Ch. 7).
• NEW—Chapter 4 on hemoglobin variants and DNA markers.
• NEW—Chapter 8 has been revised to include current demographic data and expanded to incorporate information on the return of the “old” diseases as modern threats to human survival.
• Includes many pedagogical aids that have been revised for this edition:
• Extensive graphs, charts, and drawings throughout the book have been revised and updated to reflect the latest 1990s data.
• The glossary has been expanded to include the latest terminology.

Preface.
1. Racial Variation and the Perception of Human Differences.
2. The Biological Basis for Human Variation.
3. Human Biology I: Traits of Simple Inheritance.
4. Human Biology 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.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Index.
Tables.
Figures.

Human Evolution  (Anthropology)
Human Diversity  (Anthropology)

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  Human Variation: Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups, 6/E
  Molnar
  ©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131927655 | ISBN-13: 9780131927650
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  Basic text for the sophomore/junior level course in Human Variation or Human Diversity taught anthropology or biology departments.

  This classic introduction to human variation, has been thoroughly updated to include the issues and controversies facing the contemporary study of diversity.

   

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