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Alan H. Goodman is an American biological anthropologist who previously served as the president of the American Anthropological Association. His academic research primarily focuses on the relationship between race, human health, and the political economy of human biology. He has written extensively on how systemic inequalities impact human physical development and biological outcomes.
Goodman's work is aimed at both academic peers and the public, emphasizing that human genetic variation does not align with socially constructed racial categories.
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What is Alan H. Goodman known for studying?
Alan H. Goodman studies biological anthropology, especially how racism, inequality, and political economy affect human health and biology. His work challenges the treatment of race as a fixed natural explanation for human variation.
When was Alan H. Goodman president of the American Anthropological Association?
Goodman served as president of the American Anthropological Association from 2005 to 2007. He previously served as the association's vice president from 2003 to 2005.
Where does Alan H. Goodman teach?
He is a professor of biological anthropology at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. He is also associated with the Five College Consortium's Culture, Health and Science program.
What does Goodman mean by a biocultural approach?
A biocultural approach connects biological outcomes such as stress, nutrition, and disease with social conditions such as poverty and discrimination. Goodman develops this perspective in work including Building a New Biocultural Synthesis, published in 1998.
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