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Title: Current views of European anthropologists on race : influence of educational and ideological background
Related: American anthropologist, Vol. 111, No. 1, (2009), p.43-56
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01076.x
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date: 2009
FoR/RFCD Code(s): 160100 Anthropology
Author/Creator: Kaszycka, Katarzyna A
Author/Creator: Štrkalj, Goran
Author/Creator: Strzalko, Jan
Description: Significant differences in views on race (once a core anthropological concept) occur between scientists from different countries. In light of the ongoing race debate, we present the concept's current status in Europe. On three occasions in 2002–03, we surveyed European anthropologists' opinions toward the biological race concept. The participants were asked whether they agreed that there are biological races within the species Homo sapiens. A dependence was sought between the type of response and several factors. Three of these factors—country of academic education, discipline, and age—were found to be significant in differentiating the replies. Respondents educated in Western Europe, physical anthropologists, and middle-aged persons reject race more frequently than respondents educated in Eastern Europe, people in other branches of science, and those from both younger and older generations. The survey shows that the views of anthropologists on race are sociopolitically (ideologically) influenced and highly dependent on education.
Description: 14 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 160100 Anthropology
Subject Keyword: human races
Subject Keyword: race concept
Subject Keyword: physical anthropology
Subject Keyword: Europe
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Chiropractic

Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/148584
Identifier: ISSN:0002-7294
Identifier: mq-rm-2009004625
Language: eng
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