TY - JOUR
T1 - Population genetics in Israel in the 1950s
T2 - The unconscious internalization of ideology
AU - Kirsh, Nurit
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PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - This essay describes the effects of Zionist ideology on research into human population genetics carried out in Israel during the 1950s and early 1960s. I argue that the internalization of the dominant Zionist narrative is reflected in the articles that were written by Israeli geneticists and physicians during these years. My claim is based on a comparison of articles about human population genetics written and published by Israeli scientists between 1951 and 1963 with similar articles written by non-Israelis. The comparison reveals that during this period the Israeli human geneticists and physicians emphasized the sociological and historical aspects of their research and used their work, among other things, as a vehicle for establishing a national identity and confirming the Zionist narrative.
AB - This essay describes the effects of Zionist ideology on research into human population genetics carried out in Israel during the 1950s and early 1960s. I argue that the internalization of the dominant Zionist narrative is reflected in the articles that were written by Israeli geneticists and physicians during these years. My claim is based on a comparison of articles about human population genetics written and published by Israeli scientists between 1951 and 1963 with similar articles written by non-Israelis. The comparison reveals that during this period the Israeli human geneticists and physicians emphasized the sociological and historical aspects of their research and used their work, among other things, as a vehicle for establishing a national identity and confirming the Zionist narrative.
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U2 - 10.1086/386385
DO - 10.1086/386385
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C2 - 15077535
AN - SCOPUS:3843153043
SN - 0021-1753
VL - 94
SP - 631
EP - 655
JO - Isis; an International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
JF - Isis; an International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
IS - 4
ER -