Browsing by Author "Sen, Maya"

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    • Genetic Determinism, Technology Optimism, and Race: Views of the American Public 

      Hochschild, Jennifer L.; Sen, Maya (SAGE Publications, 2015)
      We begin with a typology of Americans’ understanding of the links between genetic inheritance and racial or ethnic groups. The typology has two dimensions: one running from genetic determinism to social construction, and ...

    • To Test or Not? Singular or Multiple Heritage? 

      Hochschild, Jennifer L.; Sen, Maya (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2015)
      DNA ancestry testing may seem frivolous, but it points to two crucial questions: First, what is the relationship, if any, between biology and race? Second, how much and why do people prefer clear, singular racial identities ...