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Human diversity : the biology of gender, race, and class  Cover Image Book Book

Human diversity : the biology of gender, race, and class / Charles Murray.

Murray, Charles A., (author.).

Summary:

All people are equal but, as Human Diversity explores, all groups of people are not the same -- a fascinating investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences. The thesis of Human Diversity is that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an intellectual orthodoxy that has ruled the social sciences for decades. The core of the orthodoxy consists of three dogmas: gender is a social construct, race is a social construct, and class is a function of privilege. The problem is that all three dogmas are half-truths. They have stifled progress in understanding the rich texture that biology adds to our understanding of the social, political, and economic worlds we live in. It is not a story to be feared. "There are no monsters in the closet," Murray writes, "no dread doors we must fear opening." But it is a story that needs telling. Human Diversity does so without sensationalism, drawing on the most authoritative scientific findings, celebrating both our many differences and our common humanity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538744017
  • ISBN: 1538744015
  • Physical Description: x, 508 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-489) and index.
Subject: Sociobiology.
Human beings > Variation.
Group identity.
Genre: Instructional and educational works.
Creative nonfiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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