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| − | '''''The Bell Curve''''' is a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray exploring the relationship between [[race]] and [[intelligence]] in [[America (USA)|America]]. <ref>"The Bell Curve, published in 1994, was written by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray as a work designed to explain, using empirical statistical analysis, the variations in intelligence in American Society, raise some warnings regarding the consequences of this intelligence gap, and propose national social policy with the goal of mitigating the worst of the consequences attributed to this intelligence gap. Many of the assertions put forth and conclusions reached by the authors are very controversial, ranging from the relationships between low measured intelligence and anti-social behavior, to the observed relationship between low African-American test scores (compared to whites and Asians) and genetic factors in intelligence abilities." [http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/bellcurve.shtml] </ref> | + | '''''The Bell Curve''''' is a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray exploring the relationship between [[race]] and [[intelligence]] in [[America (USA)|America]]. <ref>"The Bell Curve, published in 1994, was written by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray as a work designed to explain, using empirical [[statistical analysis]], the variations in intelligence in American Society, raise some warnings regarding the consequences of this [[intelligence gap]], and propose national social policy with the goal of mitigating the worst of the consequences attributed to this intelligence gap. Many of the assertions put forth and conclusions reached by the authors are very controversial, ranging from the relationships between low measured intelligence and [[anti-social behavior]], to the observed relationship between low [[African-American]] test scores (compared to whites and Asians) and genetic factors in intelligence abilities." [http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/bellcurve.shtml] </ref> |
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Revision as of 17:54, June 21, 2007
The Bell Curve is a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray exploring the relationship between race and intelligence in America. [1]
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- ↑ "The Bell Curve, published in 1994, was written by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray as a work designed to explain, using empirical statistical analysis, the variations in intelligence in American Society, raise some warnings regarding the consequences of this intelligence gap, and propose national social policy with the goal of mitigating the worst of the consequences attributed to this intelligence gap. Many of the assertions put forth and conclusions reached by the authors are very controversial, ranging from the relationships between low measured intelligence and anti-social behavior, to the observed relationship between low African-American test scores (compared to whites and Asians) and genetic factors in intelligence abilities." [1]
