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The Meaning Of Race In The Dna Era: Science, History And The Law, Christian B. Sundquist
The Meaning Of Race In The Dna Era: Science, History And The Law, Christian B. Sundquist
Christian B. Sundquist
The meaning of “race” has changed dramatically over time. Early theories of race assigned social, intellectual, moral and physical values to perceived physical differences among groups of people. The perception that race should be defined in terms of genetic and biologic difference fueled the “race science” of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries, during which time geneticists, physiognomists, eugenicists, anthropologists and others purported to find scientific justification for denying equal treatment to non-white persons. Nazi Germany applied these understandings of race in a manner which shocked the world, and following World War II the concept of race increasingly came to be …
Forensic Genetics And The Ascendancy Of Modern “Race Science:” Establishing The Inadmissibility Of Dna Estimates Of Race, Christian B. Sundquist
Forensic Genetics And The Ascendancy Of Modern “Race Science:” Establishing The Inadmissibility Of Dna Estimates Of Race, Christian B. Sundquist
Christian B. Sundquist
The meaning of “race” has been vigorously contested throughout history. Early theories of race assigned social, intellectual, moral and physical values to perceived physical differences among groups of people. The perception that race should be defined in terms of genetic and biologic difference fueled the “race science” of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries, during which time geneticists, physiognomists, eugenicists, anthropologists and others purported to find scientific justification for denying equal treatment to non-white persons. Nazi Germany applied these understandings of race in a manner which shocked the world, and following World War II the concept of race increasingly came to …