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A review by justinlife
Racism, Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by Joseph L Graves, Alan H Goodman
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
This is a great resource and a helpful guide if people have questions they want to ask about racism. This is not a great audio only book, nor is it easy to read straight through. The basis of this book is that there are no different biological races in humans. There are social races, but we, as humans, do not differ biologically based on skin color.
The chapters present themselves in question and answer format which is nice if you want to pick up to read a question or two and see how these scientists answer. If you're reading it straight through, it gets a bit much. I feel like this book is more geared to the scientific community than the general populace as it is heavy on the research and the language surrounding research.
I did learn a lot, particularly how different countries define race and that that race isn't biological. It's odd when you hear social groups who are more likely to have a disease and it's based on race, but there's more to it than. It changed how I look at medicine information and how it's dispersed.
The chapters present themselves in question and answer format which is nice if you want to pick up to read a question or two and see how these scientists answer. If you're reading it straight through, it gets a bit much. I feel like this book is more geared to the scientific community than the general populace as it is heavy on the research and the language surrounding research.
I did learn a lot, particularly how different countries define race and that that race isn't biological. It's odd when you hear social groups who are more likely to have a disease and it's based on race, but there's more to it than. It changed how I look at medicine information and how it's dispersed.