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Not just in the past: Racist and sexist biases still permeate biology, anthropology, medicine, and education.

Authors :
Diogo, Rui
Adesomo, Adeyemi
Farmer, Kimberly S.
Kim, Rachel J.
Jackson, Fatimah
Source :
Evolutionary Anthropology; Apr2023, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p67-82, 16p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

In the past decades, it has been increasingly recognized that some areas of science, such as anthropology, have been plagued by racist, Western‐centric, and/or sexist biases. Unfortunately, an acculturation process to racism and sexism has been occurring for generations leading to systemic inequities that will take a long time to disappear. Here, we highlight the existence of current examples of racism, Western‐centrism and sexism within: (1) the most popular anatomical atlases used in biological, anthropological and medical education; (2) prominent natural history museums and World Heritage Sites; (3) biological and anthropological scientific research publications; and (4) popular culture and influential children's books and educational materials concerning human biology and evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10601538
Volume :
32
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Evolutionary Anthropology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163050666
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21978