Race: Science and Politics
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Race: Science and Politics is a mid-20th-century work of cultural anthropology that critiques scientific racism and argues that race is a social, not biological, construct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Race: Science and Politics canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T756237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Race: Science and Politics Context triple: [Ruth Benedict, authorOf, Race: Science and Politics]
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A.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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B.
The Future of Eugenics
"The Future of Eugenics" is a work by Leonard Darwin that explores and advocates for the application of early 20th-century eugenic ideas to social policy and human heredity.
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C.
The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
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D.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
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E.
The Need for Eugenic Reform
The Need for Eugenic Reform is an early 20th-century book by Leonard Darwin advocating for the application of eugenic principles to social and public policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Race: Science and Politics Target entity description: Race: Science and Politics is a mid-20th-century work of cultural anthropology that critiques scientific racism and argues that race is a social, not biological, construct.
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A.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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B.
The Future of Eugenics
"The Future of Eugenics" is a work by Leonard Darwin that explores and advocates for the application of early 20th-century eugenic ideas to social policy and human heredity.
-
C.
The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
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D.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
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E.
The Need for Eugenic Reform
The Need for Eugenic Reform is an early 20th-century book by Leonard Darwin advocating for the application of eugenic principles to social and public policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| about |
biological determinism
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civil rights discourse ⓘ colonialism and race ⓘ ethnicity ⓘ eugenics ⓘ history of racial science ⓘ human variation ⓘ ideology of race ⓘ nation and nationalism ⓘ politics of race ⓘ power and domination ⓘ racial classification ⓘ racism ⓘ social inequality ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge scientific racism
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to demonstrate the social nature of race ⓘ to influence public and political debates on race ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
anthropology
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural anthropology
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history of science ⓘ race studies ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology literature
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political non-fiction ⓘ social science literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics
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general educated public ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
race
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scientific racism ⓘ social construction of race ⓘ |
| perspective |
anti-racist
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constructivist view of race ⓘ critical of biological essentialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
critique of scientific racism
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race is a social construct ⓘ race is not a valid biological category ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workType |
critical essay collection
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theoretical analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Race: Science and Politics Description of subject: Race: Science and Politics is a mid-20th-century work of cultural anthropology that critiques scientific racism and argues that race is a social, not biological, construct.
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