Full Description
Basic text for the sophomore/junior level course in Human Variation or Human Diversity taught anthropology or biology departments.This classic introduction to human variation, has been thoroughly updated to include the issues and controversies facing the contemporary study of diversity.
Contents
Biological Diversity and the Race Concept: An Introduction; The Biological Basis for Human Variation; Traits of Simple Inheritance I: Blood Groups and Proteins; Traits of Simple Inheritance II: Hemoglobin Variants and DNA Markers; Traits of Complex Inheritance and their Adaptations: I; Traits of Complex Inheritance and Their Adaptations: II; Human Variability, Behavior, and Racism; Distribution of Human Biodiversity; Perspectives of Health and Human Diversity: Influences of the Race Concept; Changing Dimensions of the Human Species
