Race in Mind
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Race in Mind

Race, IQ, and Other Racisms

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eBook - PDF

Race in Mind

Race, IQ, and Other Racisms

About this book

The notion that intelligence is somehow related to race is a notoriously tenacious issue in America. Anthropologist Alexander Alland provides the most comprehensive overview of the recent history of research on race and IQ, offering critiques of the biological determinism of Carlton Coon, Arthur Jensen, Cyril Burt, Robert Ardrey, Konrad Lorenz, William Shockley, Michael Levin, and others. This reasoned, authoritative history also explains the basis of evolutionary genetics for the general reader, concluding that biologically, race cannot explain human variation. Written in a lively, conversational style, Alland imparts real, substantive scientific arguments, cuts through the ideological posturing and jargon that so often characterizes discussions about race, and shows us a more nuanced and scientifically valid way to understand the diversity that is the human condition.

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2002
Print ISBN
9780312238384
eBook ISBN
9781403978912
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Biochemistry
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter One: Prologue
  4. Chapter Two: Genetics and Evolution
  5. Chapter Three: Race: A Flawed Category
  6. Chapter Four: Playing with Fossils: Carlton S. Coon’s A Priori Theory of the Origin of Races
  7. Chapter Five: Race and IQ
  8. Chapter Six: Biological Determinism and Racism
  9. Chapter Seven: The Amateurs, Professors All
  10. Chapter Eight: Harvard in the Act
  11. Chapter Nine: From Beyond Our Borders
  12. Chapter Ten: Epilogue: Other Racisms and Related Matters
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index