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New Perspective: How Consumer Genetics Can Foster Ethnic Understanding
- Author(s):
- Matt Artz (see profile) , Carolina Severiche Mena
- Date:
- 2019
- Subject(s):
- Applied anthropology, Anthropology, Medical anthropology, Identity (Psychology), Technology, Genealogy
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- Society for Applied Anthropolgy and Society for Anthropological Sciences Joint Meeting
- Conf. Org.:
- Society for Applied Anthropology
- Conf. Loc.:
- Portland, Oregon
- Conf. Date:
- 19-23 March 2019
- Tag(s):
- dna, DNA Testing, genetics, Identity and Otherness, Digital Anthropology, Identity and technology
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/q5nr-9k60
- Abstract:
- We live in a time rife with ethnic tensions, yet many of us unknowingly share our genetic heritage with those perceived to be "the other. " If we knew more about our genetic heritage, would we be more accepting of others? In research involving direct-to-consumer genetics (DTCG), that is what we found. When people took a genetic test, they not only gained a better understanding of what they already knew about their family history but, more importantly, about their unknown genetic heritage, leading to a desire to share and learn more. This paper explores if DTCG can foster ethnic understanding.
- Metadata:
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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