Is race still socially constructed? the recent controversy over race and medical genetics

Science as Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-193

  Hartigan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84861652349     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430802062943     Document Type: Article

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