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" Intelligence, genes, and success : "
Bernie Devlin ... [and others], editors
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597284
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b426503
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Intelligence, genes, and success : : scientists respond to The bell curve /\ Bernie Devlin ... [and others], editors
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer,, c1997
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| Series Statement
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Statistics for social science and public policy
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xi, 376 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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0387982345 (New York : hardcover : acid-free paper)
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: 9780387982342 (New York : hardcover : acid-free paper)
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: 0387949860 (New York : softcover : acid-free paper)
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: 9780387949864 (New York : softcover : acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-357) and indexes
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| Contents
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Reexamining The bell curve / Stephen E. Fienburg and Daniel P. Resnick -- A synopsis of The bell curve / Terry W. Belke -- Of genes and IQ / Michael Daniels, Bernie Devlin, and Kathryn Roeder -- The malleability of intelligence is not constrained by heritability / Douglas Wahlsten -- Racial and ethnic inequalities in health : environmental, psychosocial, and physiological pathways / Burton Singer and Carol Ryff -- Theoretical and technical issues in identifying a factor of general intelligence / John B. Carroll -- The concept and utility of intelligence / Earl Hunt -- Cognitive ability, wages, and meritocracy / John Cawley ... [et al.] -- The hidden gender restriction : the need for proper controls when testing for racial discrimination / Alexander Cavallo, Hazem El-Abbadi, and Randal Heeb -- Does staying in school make you smarter? The effect of education on IQ in The bell curve / Christopher Winship and Sanders Korenman -- Cognitive ability, environmental factors, and crime : predicting frequent criminal activity / Lucinda A. Manolakes -- Social statistics and genuine inquiry : reflections on The bell curve / Clark Glymour -- A "head start" in what pursuit? IQ versus social competence as the objective of early intervention / Edward Zigler and Sally J. Styfco -- Is there a cognitive elite in America? / Nicholas Lemann -- Science, public policy, and The bell curve / Daniel P. Resnick and Stephen E. Fienberg
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"The Bell Curve drew a lot of attention. But was it sound science? When it was first published in 1994, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray's bestselling book The Bell Curve set off a firestorm of controversy about the relationships among genetics, IQ, and various social outcomes. Much of the reaction was polemical and based on whether readers agreed with the authors' conclusions about welfare dependency, crime, and differences in earnings. But how valid were the statistical, genetical, and psycho-social arguments underlying the book's conclusions? In Intelligence, Genes, and Success, a group of respected social scientists and statisticians presents a scientific response to The Bell Curve."--BOOK JACKET
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Herrnstein, Richard J., Bell curve
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Intellect
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Nature and nurture
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Intelligence levels-- United States
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Intelligence levels-- Social aspects-- United States
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BF431.I527 1997
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Devlin, Bernie
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