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The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
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Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why—when it comes to race—too many people still mistake bigotry for science.
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“His views on the origin and nature of races changed over the years, but his belief in the direct connection between skin color and character remained firm.”
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- Authors
- Sussman, R. W.
- Corresponding author
- Sussman, Robert Wald
- Venue
- Harvard University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Published
- 2014-12-31
- OpenAlex
- W4234576843
- Cited by
- 211
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 60 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 7.62
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Harvard University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Race, Genetics, and Society
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Medical History and Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
- Keywords
- race, eugenics, racism, scientific racism, racial theory, pseudoscience, human evolution, social construction of race
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