Reconstructing race in science and society: Biology textbooks, 1952-2002

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 114, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Morning, Ann ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BOOK; EDUCATION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; TEXTBOOKS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58949089943     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592206     Document Type: Article

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