Human Diversity
Human diversity is an enormous cultural and biological resource and a source of social and political tension. The Academy convened a group of scholars to address the controversy over the relative roles of genetics and environment in determining human capacities and behavior.
Human diversity is an enormous cultural and biological resource and a source of social and political tension. The Academy convened a group of scholars to address the controversy over the relative roles of genetics and environment in determining human capacities and behavior. The authors review evolutionary theory and its implications for diversity within a species as well as the relevant aspects of genetics. Although it is difficult to reconcile the ethical and political norms of equality with scientific observations of diversity, the authors attempt to clarify the relationship as well as some of the social implications of human diversity.
Resulting Publication
- Human Diversity: Its Causes and Social Significance, eds. Bernard D. Davis and Patricia Flaherty. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1976. (out of print)