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Man S Most Dangerous Myth
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Author : Ashley Montagu
language : en
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Release Date : 2001-04-19
Man S Most Dangerous Myth written by Ashley Montagu and has been published by AltaMira Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-19 with Social Science categories.
Man's Most Dangerous Myth was first published in 1942, when Nazism flourished, when African Americans sat at the back of the bus, and when race was considered the determinant of people's character and intelligence. It presented a revolutionary theory for its time; breaking the link between genetics and culture, it argued that race is largely a social construction and not constitutive of significant biological differences between people. In the ensuing 55 years, as Ashley Montagu's radical hypothesis became accepted knowledge, succeeding editions of his book traced the changes in our conceptions of race and race relations over the 20th century. Now, over 50 years later, Man's Most Dangerous Myth is back in print, fully revised by the original author. Montagu is internationally renowned for his work on race, as well as for such influential books as The Natural Superiority of Women, Touching, and The Elephant Man. This new edition contains Montagu's most complete explication of his theory and a thorough updating of previous editions. The Sixth Edition takes on the issues of the Bell Curve, IQ testing, ethnic cleansing and other current race relations topics, as well as contemporary restatements of topics previously addressed. A bibliography of almost 3,000 published items on race, compiled over a lifetime of work, is of enormous research value. Also available is an abridged student edition containing the essence of Montagu's argument, its policy implications, and his thoughts on contemporary race issues for use in classrooms. Ahead of its time in 1942, Montagu's arguments still contribute essential and salient perspectives as we face the issue of race in the 1990s. Man's Most Dangerous Myth is the seminal work of one of the 20th century's leading intellectuals, essential reading for all scholars and students of race relations.
Man S Most Dangerous Myth
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Author : Ashley Montagu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
Man S Most Dangerous Myth written by Ashley Montagu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Race categories.
Man S Most Dangerous Myth The Fallacy Of Race
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Author : Ashley Montagu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Man S Most Dangerous Myth The Fallacy Of Race written by Ashley Montagu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Social Science categories.
Studies the issue of race to clarify the reader's thinking by looking at race and society, culture, and psychological factors.
Man S Most Dangerous Myth The Fallacy Of Race
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Author : Ashley Montagu
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2011-11-29
Man S Most Dangerous Myth The Fallacy Of Race written by Ashley Montagu and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
DR. ASHLEY MONTAGU’S book possesses two great merits rarely found in current discussions of human problems. Where most writers over-simplify, he insists on the principle of multiple and interlocking causation. And where most assume that “facts will speak for themselves,” he makes it clear that facts are mere ventriloquists’ dummies, and can be made to justify any course of action that appeals to the socially conditioned passions of the individuals concerned. These two truths are sufficiently obvious; but they are seldom recognized, for the good reason that they are very depressing. To recognize the first truth is to recognize the fact that there are no panaceas and that therefore most of the golden promises made by political reformers and revolutionaries are illusory. And to recognize the truth that facts do not speak for themselves, but only as man’s socially conditioned passions dictate, is to recognize that our current educational processes can do very little to ameliorate the state of the world. In the language of traditional theology (so much more realistic, in many respects, than the “liberal” philosophies which replaced it), most ignorance is voluntary and depends upon acts of the conscious or subconscious will. Thus, the fallacies underlying the propaganda of racial hatred are not recognized because, as Dr. Montagu points out, most people have a desire to act aggressively, and the members of other ethnic groups are convenient victims, whom one may attack with a good conscience. This desire to act aggressively has its origins in the largely unavoidable frustrations imposed upon the individual by the processes of early education and later adjustments to the social environment. Dr. Montagu might have added that aggressiveness pays a higher dividend in emotional satisfaction than does coöperation. Coöperation may produce a mild emotional glow; but the indulgence of aggressivness can be the equivalent of a drinking bout or sexual orgy. In our industrial societies, the goodness of life is measured in terms of the number and intensity of the excitements experienced. (Popular philosophy is moulded by, and finds expression in, the advertising pages of popular magazines. Significantly enough, the word that occurs more frequently in those pages than any other is “thrill.”) Like sex and alcohol, aggressiveness can give enormous thrills. Under existing social conditions, it is therefore easy to represent aggressiveness as good. Concerning the remedies for the social diseases he has so penetratingly diagnosed, Dr. Montagu says very little, except that they will have to consist in some process of education. But what process? It is to be hoped that he will answer this question at length in another work. ALDOUS HUXLEY
Religion
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Author : Peter Telemann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-10
Religion written by Peter Telemann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-10 with Myth categories.
Color Blind
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Author : Ellis Cose
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-06-23
Color Blind written by Ellis Cose and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-23 with Social Science categories.
“A book this country desperately needs, one with genuine healing potential.” —New York Times Book Review From the author of The Rage of a Privileged Class, a provocative, in-depth analysis of the state of race in America; a work that not only explores the racial transformation of this nation, but offers a creative and viable ten-step blueprint for the development of a race-neutral society Is a truly race-neutral society possible? Can the United States wipe the slate clean and surmount the racism of its past? Or is color blindness just another name for denial? In this penetrating and provocative book, Ellis Cose probes the depths of the American mind and exposes the contradictions, fears, hopes and illusions embedded in our complicated perceptions of race. Cose trains his practiced eye on the murky waters of race in America and looks at the acute differences, even hostility, in our perceptions of race exposed by the O. J. Simpson trial, not to mention the controversial content of The Bell Curve. Looking beyond the platitudes and pronouncements that tend to distort reality rather than illuminate it, Cose offers a visionary analysis of the steps we must take if we are serious about finding a true resolution to the thorny problem of race in America.
Journal Of Anthropological Research
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Journal Of Anthropological Research written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Anthropology categories.
Racism And Its Elimination
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Author : Sir Rupert John
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Racism And Its Elimination written by Sir Rupert John and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Civil rights categories.
Why Rape Culture Is A Dangerous Myth
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Author : Luke Gittos
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2015-09-01
Why Rape Culture Is A Dangerous Myth written by Luke Gittos and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Today it is often said that we live in a 'rape culture'. Panicked headlines tell us that rape is on the increase and that the police are failing to deal with it. Our courts are said to be incapable of delivering justice in rape cases, with the rate of convictions remaining consistently low. Sexism and misogyny in wider society have created a culture in which rape is pervasive, under-reported and often ignored by an uncaring public. But these claims are built on myths and misunderstandings. This book argues that the belief in a 'rape culture' is seriously distorting our discussion of sexual violence. It explains how the laws around rape have expanded significantly in recent decades, giving the state a far greater say in the most intimate areas of our lives. The drive to prosecute more and more people has damaging implications for our legal rights and basic freedoms - and our ability to live intimately with one another. If we are to have a serious discussion about rape, it's time to dispel the dangerous myth of rape culture.
The Macmillan Book Of Social Science Quotations
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Author : David L. Sills
language : en
Publisher: New York : Macmillan ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada
Release Date : 1991
The Macmillan Book Of Social Science Quotations written by David L. Sills and has been published by New York : Macmillan ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Reference categories.
Contains quotations from economics, sociology, history, psychology, and related fields.