Conceptualizing human variation
Conceptualizing human variation
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DOI：
10.1038/ng1455
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发表时间：
2004-11-01
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影响因子：
30.8
通讯作者：
Rotimi, CN
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作者：
Keita, SOY;Kittles, RA;Rotimi, CN
现存人类的生物变异模式和社会文化变异模式之间有什么关系？用“种族”一词和“种族”分类模式准确地描述或最好地解释了这种关系吗？“种族”、基因和社会人口群体之间的关系是什么？现存的人类可以被归类为科学上可以被称为“种族”的单位吗？这些问题构成了讨论的基础，这些讨论解决了对不同社会中被点名的人口群体在许多领域观察到的差异的解释。这些领域包括疾病发病率和流行率，以及生物学家和社会科学家研究的其他变量。在这里，我们通过探索“种族”一词的含义和用法，以及它与一系列数据的关系，从一个角度来理解人类的变异。人们寻求一种更有用的方法来理解人类的生物变异，这种方法可能会提供更好的研究设计，并为公共政策提供信息。
What is the relationship between the patterns of biological and sociocultural variation in extant humans? Is this relationship accurately described, or best explained, by the term 'race' and the schema of 'racial' classification? What is the relationship between 'race', genetics and the demographic groups of society? Can extant humans be categorized into units that can scientifically be called 'races'? These questions underlie the discussions that address the explanations for the observed differences in many domains between named demographic groups across societies. These domains include disease incidence and prevalence and other variables studied by biologists and social scientists. Here, we offer a perspective on understanding human variation by exploring the meaning and use of the term 'race' and its relationship to a range of data. The quest is for a more useful approach with which to understand human biological variation, one that may provide better research designs and inform public policy.