Reviews for First-year physics for radiographers

The average rating for First-year physics for radiographers based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-02 00:00:00 Lois Lightfoot Nice basic anthropological introduction to issues of race and racism focusing on US but with some nice cross-cultural comparisons. - Should be accessible to my high school students - that's the plan anyway. Nice overview of history of race, intelligence and mental testing and how "science" has been used throughout the years to "prove" racial inequality. Also nice basic explanation of genetics necessary to understand "race." Lots of important ideas illustrating that although race is a cultural construct, not a biological reality, it is still an influential cultural construct in the US. I think she does a great job of distilling a great deal into a very readable, accessible book. I will be testing it out of my high school Anthro kids this year. Also much in this book I use with my US History students. If you teach US History in high school this should be in your "to read" pile.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-13 00:00:00 Steve Velner A very informative book covering a number of topics linked to ethnic conflict. The text emphasized the United States covering Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Jews and Whites over the time span of the last few centuries. It also used Brazil, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Canada as well as Western Europe as international case studies. Marger crams information into this book and occasionally disrupts the text flow with tables and diagrams. The book could have benefited with some photos interspersed here and there accompanied by case studies. The text generalizes quite a bit so it is easy to lose track of that one is actually studying the lives of human beings. Beyond that caveat the read was quite worthwhile adding new information and perspectives to a multiethnic and global world. Unfortunately, ethnic conflict prevails and is likely to continue into the foreseeable future. Marger's book certainly helps a reader to understand and ideally navigate these waters better. It was not very exciting experience to read this text, but certainly worthwhile.