The bell curve wars: race, intelligence and the future of America

The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray has generated a firestorm of debate, confirming for some their secret belief in the innate inferiority of certain "races" or ethnic groups, angering many who view the book as an ill-concealed racist manifesto, and worrying untold o...

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Beteiligte: Fraser, Steve (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Basic Books 1995
In:Jahr: 1995
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Schlagwörter:
Aufsatzsammlung
Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Educational psychology
Erbe-Umwelt-Problem > Intelligenz
Ethnische und nationale Unterschiede
Fremdenfeindlichkeit
Gesellschaftsbild
Herrnstein, Richard J > Bell curve
Herrnstein, Richard J. > 1930-1994 > The bell curve
Intellect
Intelligence
Intelligence levels > Social aspects > United States
Intelligence levels > United States
Intelligenz
Intelligenz (psychologisch)
Intelligenztest
Nature and nurture
Psychology, Educational
Psychopathologie
Racial Stocks
Rasse > Intelligenz
Rassismus
Social Class
Soziale Ungleichheit
Soziologische Theorie
The bell curve
USA > Intelligenzniveau > Soziale Klasse
United States
Usa
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Zusammenfassung:The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray has generated a firestorm of debate, confirming for some their secret belief in the innate inferiority of certain "races" or ethnic groups, angering many who view the book as an ill-concealed racist manifesto, and worrying untold others who fear the further racial polarization of American society. In The Bell Curve Wars, a group of our country's most distinguished intellectuals dismantles the alleged scientific foundations and criticizes the alarming public policy conclusions of this incendiary book
The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray has generated a firestorm of debate, confirming for some their secret belief in the innate inferiority of certain "races" or ethnic groups, angering many who view the book as an ill-concealed racist manifesto, and worrying untold others who fear the further racial polarization of American society. In The Bell Curve Wars, a group of our country's most distinguished intellectuals dismantles the alleged scientific foundations and criticizes the alarming public policy conclusions of this incendiary book
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:VI, 216 S.
ISBN:0465006930