Demonstrating how race is socially constructed has been a core sociological objective, yet
many individuals continue to hold essentialist and other concepts of what races are and how …

Genetic concepts are regularly used in arguments about racial inequality. This review
summarizes research about the relationship between genetics education and a particular …

Research in genetics and genomics is advancing at a fast pace, and thus keeping up with
the most recent findings and conclusions can be very challenging. At the same time these …

Recently, it has been argued that improving students' genomics literacy could prevent
students from developing erroneous beliefs about social identity, such as the belief that …

Genetic determinism can be described as the attribution of the formation of traits to genes,
where genes are ascribed more causal power than what scientific consensus suggests …

The belief that men and women differ in science ability because of genetics contributes to
gender disparities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in complex ways …

The idea of the interaction between genes and environment in the formation of traits is an
important component of genetic literacy, because it explains the plastic nature of …

Concepts of molecular biology and genetics are difficult for many biology undergraduate
students to master yet are crucial for deep understanding of how life works. By asking …

Teachers' beliefs can have powerful consequences on instructional decisions and student
learning. However, little research focuses on how teachers' beliefs about the role of race and …

Genetic essentialism of race is the belief that racial groups have different underlying genetic
essences which cause them to differ physically, cognitively, or behaviorally. Apparently, no …