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Perry (emeritus, anthropology, St. Lawrence Univ.) is perhaps best known for a textbook on anthropology and the book "Race" and Racism , in which he aimed to dismantle the concept of race. Here, Perry attempts to discredit the concept of biological determinism (BT) in evolutionary psychology: the idea that behavioral characteristics—especially those shared across cultures—are more or less hard-coded into our natures from adaptations shaped by the environment of our Pleistocene ancestors. According to the author, biological ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More