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White and African-American Genetic Explanations for Gender, Class, and Race Differences

Air date: Thursday, June 20, 2002, 11:30:00 AM
Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Description: Dr. Toby Jayaratne from the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan will present the last lecture of the Human Genome Lecture Series entitled, "White and African-American Genetic Explanations for Gender, Class, and Race Differences."

Dr. Jayaratne will discuss findings from a study investigating 1) the public's genetic explanations for individual and for perceived gender, class and race differences in human behaviors that have social and political relevance, and 2) whether those genetic explanations are associated with prejudice toward women, the poor and Blacks.

The Human Genome Lecture Series 2002

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Author: Toby Jayaratine, Ph.D., Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan
Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes