Byrd W Carson, Best Latrica E
a Department of Pan-African Studies , University of Louisville , Louisville , Kentucky , USA.
b Department of Sociology , University of Louisville , Louisville , Kentucky , USA.
Biodemography Soc Biol. 2016;62(3):281-299. doi: 10.1080/19485565.2016.1238299.
As the social sciences expand their involvement in genetic and genomic research, more information is needed to understand how theoretical concepts are applied to genetic data found in social surveys. Given the layers of complexity of studying race in relation to genetics and genomics, it is important to identify the varying approaches used to discuss and operationalize race and identity by social scientists. The present study explores how social scientists have used race, ethnicity, and ancestry in studies published in four social science journals from 2000 to 2014. We identify not only how race, ethnicity, and ancestry are classified and conceptualized in this growing area of research, but also how these concepts are incorporated into the methodology and presentation of results, all of which structure the discussion of race, identity, and inequality. This research indicates the slippage between concepts, classifications, and their use by social scientists in their genetics-related research. The current study can assist social scientists with clarifying their use and interpretations of race and ethnicity with the incorporation of genetic data, while limiting possible misinterpretations of the complexities of the connection between genetics and the social world.
随着社会科学越来越多地参与到基因和基因组研究中，我们需要更多信息来了解理论概念是如何应用于社会调查中的基因数据的。鉴于研究种族与基因和基因组的关系存在诸多复杂层面，识别社会科学家用于讨论和操作种族及身份认同的不同方法很重要。本研究探讨了2000年至2014年期间在四种社会科学期刊上发表的研究中，社会科学家是如何使用种族、民族和血统的。我们不仅确定了在这个不断发展的研究领域中种族、民族和血统是如何分类和概念化的，还确定了这些概念是如何纳入研究方法和结果呈现中的，所有这些都构建了关于种族、身份认同和不平等的讨论。这项研究表明了社会科学家在其基因相关研究中概念、分类及其使用之间的脱节。当前的研究可以帮助社会科学家在纳入基因数据时澄清他们对种族和民族的使用及解释，同时限制对基因与社会世界之间联系的复杂性可能产生的误解。
