Schapira Michael
Schapira Michael - An Analysis Of Richard J. Herrnstein And Charles Murray's The Bell Curve Intelligence And Class Structure In American Life - Paperback
Schapira Michael - An Analysis Of Richard J. Herrnstein And Charles Murray's The Bell Curve Intelligence And Class Structure In American Life - Paperback
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Description: Herrnstein & Murray's The Bell Curve is a deeply controversial text that raises serious issues about the stakes involved in reasoning and interpretation. The authors central contention is that intelligence is the primary factor determining social outcomes for individuals and that it is a better predictor of achievement than income background or socioeconomic status. One of the major issues raised by the book was its discussion of 'racial differences in intelligence and its contention that there is a link between the low observed test scores and social outcomes for African - Americans and their lack of social attainment. While the authors produce and interpret a great deal of data to back up their contentions they ultimately fail to tackle the problem that neither 'intelligence nor 'race have widely accepted definitions in biology anthropology or sociology. In consequence the book has been termed both racist and pseudoscientific thanks to what its critics see as both its faulty reasoning and its uncautious interpretation of evidence. The debate continues to this day with academics on both sides engaged in fierce arguments over what can be argued from the data that Herrnstein and Murray used.
Title: An Analysis Of Richard J. Herrnstein And Charles Murray's The Bell Curve Intelligence And Class Structure In American Life
Author(s): Schapira Michael
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912128488
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 7/15/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
Description: Herrnstein & Murray's The Bell Curve is a deeply controversial text that raises serious issues about the stakes involved in reasoning and interpretation. The authors central contention is that intelligence is the primary factor determining social outcomes for individuals and that it is a better predictor of achievement than income background or socioeconomic status. One of the major issues raised by the book was its discussion of 'racial differences in intelligence and its contention that there is a link between the low observed test scores and social outcomes for African - Americans and their lack of social attainment. While the authors produce and interpret a great deal of data to back up their contentions they ultimately fail to tackle the problem that neither 'intelligence nor 'race have widely accepted definitions in biology anthropology or sociology. In consequence the book has been termed both racist and pseudoscientific thanks to what its critics see as both its faulty reasoning and its uncautious interpretation of evidence. The debate continues to this day with academics on both sides engaged in fierce arguments over what can be argued from the data that Herrnstein and Murray used.
Title: An Analysis Of Richard J. Herrnstein And Charles Murray's The Bell Curve Intelligence And Class Structure In American Life
Author(s): Schapira Michael
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912128488
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 7/15/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
