Mixed Race: Understanding Difference in the Genome Era

Autor/inn/en	Phillips, Elizabeth M.; Odunlami, Adebola O.; Bonham, Vence L.
Titel	Mixed Race: Understanding Difference in the Genome Era
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 86 (2007) 2, S.795-820 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Race; Genetics; Multiracial Persons; Racial Identification; Diseases; Correlation; Primary Health Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rasse; Abstammung; Humangenetik; Mischling; Disease; Krankheit; Korrelation; Gesundheitsvorsorge
Abstract	This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of multiracial individuals' understanding of identity, race and human genetic variation. The debate regarding the correlation between race, genetics and disease has expanded, but limited empirical data has been collected regarding the lay public's perspective. Participants in this study explore their identity and its relationships to their health care interactions. Participants also share their views on race-based therapeutics, health disparities and the connections between race, ancestry and genetics. Their voices highlight the limitations of racial categories in describing differences within our increasingly diverse communities. The genomic era will be a pivotal period in challenging current understandings and uses of racial categories in health. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10