Fundamentals of Sensors for Engineering and Science

Race and Human Diversity is an introduction to the study of Human Diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions.  This text examines the biological basis of human difference and how humans have biologically and culturally adapted to life in different environments.  It critiques the notion that humans can or should be classified into a number of "biological races"._x005F_x000D_Coverage includes discussion of the following topics:_x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Biological background of human variation_x005F_x000D_History of racial classification_x005F_x000D_A critique of the Race Concept_x005F_x000D_Ethnic disease: How race affects morbidity and morality_x005F_x000D_Adapative dimensions of human variability: Life in the tropics, the arctic, and high altitude_x005F_x000D_Physiology of skin color_x005F_x000D_A critical history of attempts to link race and intelligence_x005F_x000D_Race as a cultural construct