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Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

The previous chapter defined race, ethnicity, and biomedical research and concluded by discussing the complexity of their intersection. Building on those conceptual foundations, this chapter begins ...
Psychology Today

Race as a Social Construction, Part 2

This post is in response to Race as a Social Construction By Gordon Hodson Ph.D. My previous post Race as a Social Construction drew considerable attention, so I thought I’d follow up with further ...
Pew Research Center

Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It

From the very first census in 1790, the United States has measured race – but rarely in the same way or without controversy. Categories such as “free white males,” “free white females,” “all other ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

The Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc committee to assess the use of the social constructs of race and ethnicity in biomedical research. The study will ...