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The Cattell controversy : race, science, and ideology /

Title
The Cattell controversy : race, science, and ideology / William H. Tucker.
Author
Tucker, William H., 1940-
Publication
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009.

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Description
xi, 254 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Cattell, Raymond B. 1905-1998 > Political and social views
  • Racism in psychology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-240) and index.
Contents
Introduction : "a fierce wind" -- Factor analysis and its discontents : Cattellian science -- In the name of evolution : the beginning of Cattell's moral system -- Beyondism and the necessity for "genthanasia" : Cattellian morality in the postwar period -- The Cattell convention : the controversy over the award -- Conclusion : science, awards, and ideology.
ISBN
  • 9780252034008 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0252034007 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008034984
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library