Genetic Ancestry

Our Stories, Our Pasts

Jada Benn Torres, Gabriel A. Torres Colón (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-56640-1 (ISBN)

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Genetic Ancestry focuses on the scientific nature and limitations of genetic ancestry testing. Co-authored by a genetic anthropologist and a cultural anthropologist, it examines the social, historical, and cultural dimensions of how people interpret genetic ancestry data. Utilizing examples from popular culture around the world and case studies from the Caribbean, the chapters highlight how genetic technology can sometimes bolster racial thinking and serve as tool of resistance and social justice.

Jada Benn Torres is a genetic anthropologist, Associate Professor and Director of the Genetic Anthropology and Bio-Cultural Studies Laboratory at the Vanderbilt University, USA. Gabriel A. Torres Colón is a cultural anthropologist in the American Studies Program at Vanderbilt University, USA

Introduction; 1. What is a genetic ancestry test?; 2. How do humans think about the past and their ancestors?; 3.Genetic perspectives on the past; 4. Race, the elephant in the room; 5. Anténor Firmin and biological anthropology as anti-racism; 6. Genetic ancestry as empowerment; Conclusion: Our stories, our past

Erscheinungsdatum	21.04.2022
Reihe/Serie	New Biological Anthropology
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	100 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-367-56640-0 / 0367566400
ISBN-13	978-0-367-56640-1 / 9780367566401
Zustand	Neuware