Heredity, race, and society.

  • Leslie Clarence Dunn
Date:
1947
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    J? 2. 3oSß 3 ONE WORLD— Many Men One of the most important facts about human beings is that they are not all alike. Yet if we are to survive, we must live in a world composed not only of differing individuals, but of differing groups. And if we are to adjust ourselves to such a world, we must understand what such differences mean, how they arise, how lasting they are likely to be and which of them may determine our individual and group destinies. In particular, we must know what differences are inborn and permanent and which result from upbringing and education. In this second, revised and expanded edition of this important and illuminating book, Professors Dunn and Dobzhansky analyze the facts of heredity and present the case of nature and nurture in clear, simple, thoroughly scientific terms. Looking behind the external features of animals, plants and men, they describe the exact mechanism which governs heredity. They discuss in detail the ques tions of how particular genes or combinations of genes are likely to increase, decrease or remain sta tionary, and what significance these ideas have for the society of today and tomorrow. Over 10,000 words have been added to this revised edition, which also includes a discussion of the recent developments in the field, particularly the controversial Lysenko theory. The authors have selected examples from contemporary events to il lustrate the fallacie^ of various racial theories. A convenient index' Has been adfded to this edition. ì ß íj* ■ \
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