Stephen Molnar

Human Variation

Races, Types, and Ethnic Groups

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 6th edition
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 154mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9780131927650
• ISBN-10: 0131927655
• Artikelnr.: 21831911

Autorenporträt

Stephen Molnar is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at WashingtonUniversity.

Inhaltsangabe

Biological Diversity and the Race Concept: An Introduction
The Biological Basis for Human Variation
Traits of Simple Inheritance I: Blood Groups and Proteins
Traits of Simple Inheritance II: Hemoglobin Variants and DNA Markers
Traits of Complex Inheritance and their Adaptations: I
Traits of Complex Inheritance and Their Adaptations: II
Human Variability, Behavior, and Racism
Distribution of Human Biodiversity
Perspectives of Health and Human Diversity: Influences of the Race Concept
Changing Dimensions of the Human Species