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Preserving the Concept of Race: A Medical Expedient, a Sociological Necessity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2022
Abstract
In this essay I argue that there are strong reasons for preserving the concept of race in both medical and sociological contexts. While I argue that there are important reasons to conceive of race as picking out distinctions among populations that are both legitimate and important, the notion of race that I advocate in this essay differs in fundamental ways from traditional folk notions of race. As a result, I believe that the folk understanding of race needs to be either revised or eliminated altogether.
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I am thankful to Jason Zinser, Lacey Sischo, and especially Jonathan Kaplan for offering helpful advice during the writing of this essay.
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