Research Catalog

Title

Intelligence, genes, and success : scientists respond to The bell curve / Bernie Devlin [and others], editors.

Publication

New York : Springer, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

Devlin, Bernie.

Description

xi, 376 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

• 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.

Series Statement

Statistics for social science and public policy

Uniform Title

Statistics for social science and public policy.

Subjects

• Intelligence levels > United States
• Herrnstein, Richard J > Bell curve
• Nature and nurture
• Intelligence levels > Social aspects > United States
• Intellect

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-357) and indexes.

Contents

• Pt. I. Overview. Ch. 1. Reexamining The Bell Curve / Stephen E. Fienburg and Daniel P. Resnick. Ch. 2. A Synopsis of The Bell Curve / Terry W. Belke -- Pt. II. The Genetics-Intelligence Link. Ch. 3. Of Genes and IQ / Michael Daniels, Bernie Devlin and Kathryn Roeder. Ch. 4. The Malleability of Intelligence Is Not Constrained by Heritability / Douglas Wahlsten. Ch. 5. Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Environmental, Psychosocial, and Physiological Pathways / Burton Singer and Carol Ryff -- Pt. III. Intelligence and the Measurement of IQ. Ch. 6. Theoretical and Technical Issues in Identifying a Factor of General Intelligence / John B. Carroll. Ch. 7. The Concept and Utility of Intelligence / Earl Hunt -- Pt. IV. Intelligence and Success: Reanalyses of Data from the NLSY. Ch. 8. Cognitive Ability, Wages, and Meritocracy / John Cawley, Karen Conneely and James Heckman [et al.].
• Ch. 9. The Hidden Gender Restriction: The Need for Proper Controls When Testing for Racial Discrimination / Alexander Cavallo, Hazem El-Abbadi and Randal Heeb. Ch. 10. Does Staying in School Make You Smarter? The Effect of Education on IQ in The Bell Curve / Christopher Winship and Sanders Korenman. Ch. 11. Cognitive Ability, Environmental Factors, and Crime: Predicting Frequent Criminal Activity / Lucinda A. Manolakes. Ch. 12. Social Statistics and Genuine Inquiry: Reflections on The Bell Curve / Clark Glymour -- Pt. V. The Bell Curve and Public Policy. Ch. 13. A "Head Start" in What Pursuit? IQ Versus Social Competence as the Objective of Early Intervention / Edward Zigler and Sally J. Styfco. Ch. 14. Is There a Cognitive Elite in America? / Nicholas Lemann. Ch. 15. Science, Public Policy, and The Bell Curve / Daniel P. Resnick and Stephen E. Fienberg.

ISBN

• 0387982345 (New York : hardcover : acid-free paper)
• 0387949860 (New York : softcover : acid-free paper)

LCCN

97009792

OCLC

• 36590694
• ocm36590694

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries