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Educating to Combat Racism: The Civic Role of Anthropology
Author(s) -
Martin Catherine E.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1996.27.2.04x0230v
Subject(s) - racism , surprise , sociology , politics , ethnic group , anthropology , social science , gender studies , criminology , political science , law , communication
The anthropological community was taken by surprise by the recent publication and success of several works alleging genetic inferiority of some populations in the United States today. For most anthropologists, the specter of racism and arguments focusing on the heritability of intelligence are behind us. Yet the resurgence of conservative political agendas rationalized by purported differences among “classes,” “races,” and “ethnicities” has raised questions about the contributions and civic role of anthropology in the United States today.