Inventing intelligence : how America came to worship IQ / Elaine E. Castles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castles, Elaine E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence levels--United States--History.

Intelligence levels.

Intelligence tests--United States--History.

Intelligence tests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The use and misuse of IQ tests has long been a subject of contention in the scientific and social communities, particularly because these evaluations favor intelligence at the expense of other valuable human qualities. This is the first book of its kind to examine the historical development of our modern concept of intelligence and to explore America's fascination with the controversial exams that purport to measure it.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Worshipping at the Altar of IQ; 2. Intelligence in Historical Context: The Colonial Experience; 3. Science in Nineteenth-Century America: Intellect, Intelligence, and the Science of Man; 4. Merit and Social Status in Nineteenth-Century America; 5. Phrenology: A Precursor to IQ Testing; 6. Intelligence and its Measurement; 7. IQ Testing, Social Control, and Merit; 8. Democratic Ideology and IQ Testing; 9. A Century of IQ Testing: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same

10. Toward a Broader Conception of Intelligence11. Toward a More Balanced Perspective on Heredity and IQ; 12. Toward a More Equitable Conception of Merit; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400672224

9798216104605

9781440803376

1440803374

OCLC:

898421892