ANT 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Socalled, Social Inequality, Human Genetic Variation
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Most of the time it is very difficult to disentangle the effects of (1) genes, and (2) environment. But parents and their offspring usually also share a common environment. Race is often assumed to be genetic. The similarities among people who belong to the same race are often assumed to have a genetic basis. This is problematic: prevents us from seeing other important (non-genetic) factors. Example: members of the same group often experience the same prejudiced treatment. Race may not be a genetic reality, but that doesn"t mean it doesn"t exist. Race has very real effects on people"s lives. Randomly assign resumes to pairs of black. & white job applicants: both show identical work experience and education. o but one indicates recent work in a prison and lists a parole officer as a reference. Interview for 350 jobs in milwaukee (summer 2011) White applicants: no criminal history, callback 34% o. Black applicants: no criminal history, callback 14% o.
