human diversity
Eswar
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Social Science - History
Oct 20, 2024
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Human Diversity refers to the genuine appreciation and recognition of differences among individuals in terms of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical disability, and social class. It is considered a valuable resource and a positive aspect of society by community psychologists.Human Genome Diversity ProjectBeginning shortly after the Human Genome Project, a separate effort called the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) sought to catalog the genetic diversity of modern human populations around the world. Initially, this project received much attention and support from scientists who were interested in human genetic diversity. The HGDP organizers considered the indigenous peoples of the world as prime targets for testing because they primarily reproduced within their group and therefore were the least admixed in regards to their genetic ancestry (Cavalli-Sforza, 2005). The rationale for sampling isolated populations worldwide was to glean as much information about human genetic diversity as possible. However, HGDP organizers lost support from the very populations they wished to sample when they stressed the urgency to sample them before they disappeared through admixture with other populations.Human Diversity
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