Citation

Cohen MN. Evol. Psychol. 2005; 3: 255-262.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, The Author(s), Publisher Ian Pitchford and Robert M. Young)

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Abstract

Reviews the book, "Race: The Reality of Human Differences" by Vincent Sarich and Frank Miele (see record 2004-00075-000). The essence of this book is that despite much recent discussion to the contrary, races (the traditional three) are real and distinguished by cognition and morality as well as by physical differences. Most of the book discusses the study of genetic measures used to describe the times and directions of branching of the human family tree. The book then morphs into a discussion of the biological reality of three great "races," Black, White, Asiatic; the reality of biological inequality; and the demonstrable deficiencies of the Black "race." The deficiencies are discussed in terms of low IQ and a pattern of life histories that purport to describe the deficiencies of Black life and character. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)