Preeminent evolutionary biologist Joseph Graves proves once and for all that it doesn't. Through accessible
and compelling language, he makes the provocative argument that science cannot account for the radical categories
used to classify people, and debunks ancient race-related fallacies that are still held as fact, from damaging
medical profiles to misconceptions about sports. He explains why defining race according to skin tone or eye shape
is woefully inaccurate, and how making assumptions based on these false categories regarding IQ, behavior, or predisposition
to disease has devastating effects.
Demonstrating that racial distinctions are in fact social inventions, not biological truths, The Race Myth brings
much-needed, sound science to one of America's most emotionally charged debates.