The Social Life of DNA : Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome (Paperback)

from snash

The author explores the various ways that DNA testing has been used to help repair social wrongs, most particularly that of slavery. In the end she concludes that while it did make some individuals feel more connected to know a piece of their African heritage, it could not bring healing or a reso...

from SoschaF

The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome offers a brief overview of how the advent of genetic testing has impacted views on race, the birth of genealogical tracing of pre-Middle Passage heritage, and the potential for its use in legal claims against existing ...

from gofergrl84

The Social Life of DNA takes an ethnographic look at how recent improvements in DNA sequencing have impacted genealogical communities, specifically African Americans looking to trace their roots to Africa. She also looks at how DNA has impacted our understanding of and our reconciliation with pas...

from stacypilot

Scholarly, comprehensive and a challenging read for the lay person, it is well worth the time spent reading this important work. I have a much better understanding of DNA tests and mapping the genome and what resulting information one can receive about one's ethnic background. How results are use...

from JeffV

If you strongly believe that the sins of the fathers should absolutely be passed on to the son, then read on, this book might be for you -- doubly so if you happen to be of African-American ancestry. The notion of reparations has always run afoul when it comes to proving one descended from a form...