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A review of studies re the consequences of race mixture suggests that an answer to the question of the biological consequences for man will be achieved only after 2 basic questions are elucidated: (1) the characteristics of the major component of `genetic load' in most the human pop's & (2) the degree of adaptiveness of most racial diff's. D. Cooperman.

Traces the history of the category of race in history & historiography from ancient Egypt to the present. It is observed that the extreme ethnic heterogeneity & ethnocentrism of ancient Egypt began to change around 500 BC, when darker pigmentation became associated with ugliness & slavery. At this point, blackness increasingly became associated with Muslims, who were generally reviled in the Christian world. Modern racism is described as beginning from the first 15th-century contact between Europeans & Africans in the context of the system of slavery. Modern historiography since the 17th century is shown to have been conditioned by the context of slavery & racism to exclude Africans & African history from the pantheon of great historical events. It is concluded that contemporary historians would do well to focus on the interaction & mixture of the races rather than their isolation if they are to develop responsible & accurate historical accounts of the past & present. D. M. Smith

"Everyone's daily lives are affected by race and racism in America. Race and Economics examines the role race plays in people's economic well-being, delving into the historical institutions and laws that underpin today's system and exploring what governments and activists are doing to decrease disparities. Features include essential facts, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website

The human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of those biological variations can be understood in terms of discrete races, which do not actually exist as definable entities. Starting with a consideration of evolution and the mechanisms of diversification in nature, this book moves to an examination of attitudes to human variation throughout history, showing that it was only with the advent of slavery that considerations of human variation became politicized. It then embarks on a consideration of how racial classifications have been applied to genomic studies, demonstrating how individualized genomics is a much more effective approach to clinical treatments. It also shows how racial stratification does nothing to help us understand the phenomenon of human variation, at either the genomic or physical levels.

The experience of Philip Parkinson, one of 15 teachers who took part in the Sch's Council/Nuffield Humanities Curriculum Project pilot exp in the teaching of race in Aut 1970 is described. The strategy adopted by the project embodies educ'al values: a preference for rationality rather than irrationality, imaginativeness rather than unimaginativeness, sensitivity rather than insensitivity. The experience described took place at the Sandilands Boys' Sch, a Sch with a fairly traditional form of curriculum. In the 1st week, 2 films were shown--"The Brotherhood of Man," & "The Color of Man"--followed by group discussions. Problems among students based on diff ethnic origins quickly emerged. Asian boys found it difficult to talk about 'black people' & to distinguish between themselves & the West Indians by other terms than 'wog' & 'coon.' While white & Asian boys maintained a degree of politeness towards each other they indulged in a character assassination of the West Indian community which was not represented among them. Discussions relied heavily on the material provided by the project, supplemented by local press cuttings, photographs, & tape-recordings of radio & TV broadcasts. The psychometric measures applied to the pupils showed no statistically signif changes in their racial att's, but consistent shifts, within the margin of error, in the direction of interethnic tolerance. There were no marked difficulties in terms of personal relationships between pupils. Perhaps the parents of the boys concerned should have been approached prior to the project. 3 Appendices: A--Race Mini-Rack: Summary of Contents; B--Race Pack Pilot Study--Recommended Films; C--Race Pilot Study--Additional Materials. M. Maxfield.