Race, Ethnicity, and Applied Bioanthropology

Copyright © 1993 the American Anthropological Association

Race, Ethnicity, and Applied Bioanthropology

Editor(s): Claire C. Gordon

Published Online: 20 APR 2009

Print ISBN: 9780913167595

Online ISBN: 9781444306897

DOI: 10.1002/9781444306897

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NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.

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Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–iii)

  2. Introduction

    1. Why Classify Race? (pages 1–6)

      Claire C. Gordon

  3. Race, Ethnicity, and Human Engineering

    1. The Impact of Racial Variation on Human Engineering Design Criteria (pages 7–21)

      Robert A. Walker

    2. Biocultural Influences in the Analysis of Secular Trends (pages 22–33)

      Claire C. Gordon and Thomas M. Greiner

    3. Problems of Racial and Ethnic Self-Identification and Classification (pages 34–47)

      Claire C. Gordon and Nancy A. Bell

  4. Race, Ethnicity, and Forensic Anthropology

    1. Realities of Racial Determination in a Forensic Setting (pages 48–53)

      Madeleine J. Hinkes

    2. Skeletal Criteria for Racial Attribution (pages 54–67)

      Stanley Rhine

    3. Dental Variation and Racial Estimation: Problems and Practical Forensic Applications (pages 68–73)

      Kim Schneider Kimminau

  5. Racial Concepts

    1. The Objective View of Race (pages 74–78)

      Alice M. Brues

    2. Applied Anthropology and the Concept of Race: A Legacy of Linnaeus (pages 79–84)

      Norman J. Sauer

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      About the Contributors (pages 85–88)

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