Race and IQ - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0195102207 ISBN 13: 9780195102208

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 1999

Riassunto

Ashley Montagu, who first attacked the term 'race' as a usable concept in his acclaimed work Man's Most Dangerous Myth, offers here a devastating rebuttal to those who would claim any link between race and intelligence.
In now classic essays, this thought-provoking volume critically examines the terms 'race' and 'IQ' and their applications in scientific discourse. The 24 contributors - including such eminent thinkers as Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Lewontin and Jerome Kagan - draw on fields that range from biology and genetics to psychology, anthropology and education. What emerges in piece after piece is a deep scepticism about the scientific validity of intelligence tests, especially as applied to evaluating innate intelligence, if only because scientists still cannot distinguish between genetic and environmental contributions to the development of the human mind. Five new essays have been included that specifically address the claims made in the recent, highly controversial book, The BellCurve.

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L'autore:

Ashley Montagu is a distinguished anthropologist and author of over 40 books, including The Nature of Human Agression, Statement on Race, and Science and Creationism.

Product Description:

The recent publication of The Bell Curve , with its controversial claims of a link between race and intelligence, has ignited a fierce debate between those who say intelligence is genetically inherited and those who decry such pronouncements as thinly veiled racism. Highlighted in Publisher's Weekly as must-reading for anyone interested in the debate about genetics, Race and IQ is the definitive response to The Bell Curve , and those who claim it offers scientific validiction for their ideas. An updated and expanded collection of essays by such leading scholars as Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Lewontin, and Jerome Kagan, it offers a brilliantly lucid exploration of the concepts and misconceptions about race and intelligence. PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IN NBB196. This book is intended for scientists and the general reader interested in this debate.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0195102207
• ISBN 13: 9780195102208
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Redattore: Montagu M. F. Ashley