Rethinking the 'Prejudice of Mark': Concepts of Race, Ancestry, and Genetics among Brazilian DNA Test-Takers

Sociological accounts usually emphasise the primacy of phenotype (cor, colour) over ancestry for orienting concepts of ‘race’ in Brazil. In this paper, I present an alternative account of the cultural and political significance of ancestry in contemporary Brazil, drawing on qualitative interviews c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarah Abel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB) 2020-12-01
Series:Revista Odeere
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:https://periodicos2.uesb.br/index.php/odeere/article/view/7181