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Peer reviewedLieberman, Leonard; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Presents race concept as an example of how social issues are underemphasized in college science education. Reviews history of the race concept and reports on current status of the concept in textbooks and among college faculty members. Given specific stipulations, proposes continued use of the race concept for some infrahuman species, while…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, College Faculty, College Science
Peer reviewedLieberman, Leonard; And Others – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1989
Race is no longer considered to be a core anthropological concept by a majority of anthropologists. This article proposes that the dual notions of ethnicity, to account for cultural variation, and "cline," or geographic variation, to account for biological variation, are appropriate alternatives to the race concept for classroom…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
