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Title: Bad old days of Anthropology revisited : teaching human variation through the portal of the experimental history of science
Related: Štrkalj, Goran. Teaching human variation : issues, trends and challenges, p.101-113
Publisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers
Date: 2010
Author/Creator: Štrkalj, Goran
Author/Creator: Beirman, Robyn
Description: This paper argues that the history of science - specifically the experimental history of science- may be profitably used in the education of biological anthropologists for teaching human variation. E. 0. Manoiloffs research in racial serology conducted in the mid-1920s is used as an example. It is suggested that in addition to reading texts on the histoty of human variation studies, students could repeat Manioloffs experiments using both original and modem equipment. These learning activities will demonstrate to students the weaknesses of the typological approach and racial paradigm, contribute toward the development of a better understanding of the scientific process, and cultivate an appreciation of past and present research on human variation.
Description: 13 page(s)
Resource Type: book chapter
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Chiropractic

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