Biological Conceptualization of Race
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Abstract The conception of racial categories from a biological perspective is unconsciously embedded in the individual’s cognition. This true even among university students majoring biology and medicine. Even though have never learned about “race” explicitly formal class, they are highly likely to implicitly construct, hold concepts race. study investigated how Korean college General Science Education define concept race acquire scientific draws on Efstathiou (2009)’s framework “founded concept.” Two open-ended questions regarding conceptualization were administered 218 students. Furthermore, interviews with three conducted explore any meaning results suggest four types held by These as typological means distinguishing human diversity, concept, social bio-social mixture. Additionally, in-depth indicated that constructed their unintentionally through learning biology. There mediators which role mediator transfiguration process finding founding context: skin color, reproductive isolation, ethnicity. Accordingly, science teachers should carefully teach this information order help prevent misunderstanding concepts. Teaching strategies other educational implications discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Science & education
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0926-7220', '1573-1901']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-020-00178-8