Race : The Power of an Illusion

Bys: Surhone, Lambert M., Timpledon, Miriam T., Marseken, Susan F.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Race: The Power of an Illusion was a three part series that was produced by California Newsreel and investigated race in society, science and history. The educational documentary originally screened on PBS and was primarily funded by CPD, the Ford Foundation and PBS. The division of people into distinct categories-"white," "black," "yellow," "red" peoples-has become so widely accepted and so deeply routed in our psyches, that most people would not think to question its veracity. This three hour documentary tackles the myth of race by subverting the idea of race as biology, tracing the idea back to its invention in the 19th century. * Chapter One - The Difference Between Us examines the contemporary science - including genetics - that challenges our common sense assumptions that human beings can be bundled into three or four fundamentally different groups according to their physical traits.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 613059254X
• ISBN13: 9786130592547
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.7"