Skin Deep Nina Jablonski's Theory of Race /
Students of evolution understand that when our ancient African ancestors lost their body hair and ventured out onto the hot savannah, their skin became dark to protect against UV radiation, while subsequent migration away from the equator yielded paler people. But in 2000, Penn State University anth...
| Other Authors: | EP Independent., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2013], c2012.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the Science of Skin Color (1:48)
- Melanin (2:52)
- Emergence of Skin Tone Spectrum & Racial Discrimination (2:13)
- Science of Race (1:22)
- Mapping Skin Variation (1:28)
- Link Between UV Radiation & Skin Color (2:43)
- Origins of Humanity in Africa (2:34)
- Evolution of Dark Skin Pigmentation (2:28)
- Skin Cancer in Australia (2:20)
- Questioning Theories of Skin Evolution (2:20)
- Link Between UV Radiation & Fetus Health (3:17)
- Investigating Evolution of Light Skin (1:06)
- Albinism (2:58)
- Vitamin D Deficiency at High Latitudes (3:32)
- Evolutionary Reason for Depigmentation (1:15)
- Fair Skin in Scotland (0:59)
- Dark Skin Among Inuits (1:32)
- Pigment Evolution in a Human's Lifetime (1:57)
- Genetic Evidence in Depigmentation (1:53)
- Light-Skinned Neanderthals (3:12)
- Mitigating Sun Exposure in a Modern World (3:23)
- Skin Color & Culture (2:12)
- Science's Triumph Over Race (1:18)
- Credits: Skin Deep: Nina Jablonski's Theory of Race (0:49)