The second edition of the bestselling title on modern notions of race, providing timely examination of perspectives on race, racism, and human biological variation
In this fully updated second edition of this popular text on the study of race, Alan Goodman, Yolanda Moses, and Joseph Jones take a timely look at modern ideas surrounding race, racism, and human diversity, and consider the ways that ideas about race have changed over time. New material in the second edition covers recent history and emerging topics in the study of race. The second edition has also been updated to account for advancements in the study of human genetic variation, which provide further evidence that race is an entirely social phenomenon. RACE compels readers to carefully consider their own ideas about race and the role that race plays in the world around them.
- Examines the ways perceptions of race influence laws, customs, and social institutions in the US and around the world
- Explores the impact of race and racism on health, wealth, education, and other domains of life
- Includes guest essays by noted scholars, a complete bibliography, and a full glossary
- Stands as an ideal text for courses on race, racism, and cultural and economic divides
- Combines insights and examples from science, history, and personal narrative
- Includes engaging photos, illustrations, timelines, and diagrams to illustrate important concepts
To read author Alan Goodman's recent blog post on the complicated relationship between race and biology, please click here.
Originally published in 2012 and designed to complement the influential public education project of the same name, RACE: Are We So Different? has earned a reputation as a valuable, informative, and accessible examination of race, racism, and human variation. Through thoughtful explorations of history and science, RACE develops a compelling thesis: race is a powerful force in everyday life and has become deeply embedded in our social institutions, yet in truth, race is a recent human invention that originates not from our biology but from our cultural constructs.
In this fully updated second edition, Alan H. Goodman, Yolanda T. Moses, and Joseph L. Jones take a timely look at modern ideas surrounding race and consider the ways that these ideas have changed over time. New material in the second edition covers recent history and emerging topics in the study of race. In taking on such pressing topics as white privilege, the re-emergence of white nationalism, rising intolerance for immigration of people of color, and increases in Islamophobic attitudes, RACE demonstrates that a clear and precise conversation on the role of race in political and social life is of critical importance. In addition, new coverage of police brutality, increasing attitudes of anti-blackness, the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the American prison system, and changing public attitudes on structural inequality provides essential insight into the ways in which complex social systems dictate our lives.
Responding to the recent explosion of data available on human genetic diversity, the second edition has also been updated to account for current knowledge about human biological variation, which provides further evidence that race is a social phenomenon. With a selection of engaging photos, illustrations, timelines, and diagrams included throughout the text, RACE compels readers to carefully consider their own ideas about race and the role that race plays in the world around them.
