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Groundhog Day? The strange case of sociology, race and 'science'

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posted on 2023-07-26, 12:35 authored by David Skinner
Discussion of the natural sciences had a foundational role in the development of the sociology of race and racism, underpinning the claim that races should, if at all, be studied as social rather than natural phenomena. Whatever its strengths, the position on race and science that sociologists established had important limitations both as an account of science and society and as a solution to sociological problems. These limitations have been thrown into sharp relief by new forms of biological knowledge and practice that have the potential to disorder and reorder categories, disciplinary boundaries and the politics of difference. These developments require sociologists to rethink how they engage with academic and public discussion of race and biology.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

41

Issue number

5

Page range

931-943

Publication title

Sociology

ISSN

1469-8684

Publisher

SAGE

Language

  • other

Legacy posted date

2010-12-07

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences (until September 2018)

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