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The mismeasure of minds : debating race and intelligence between Brown and The bell curve / Michael E. Staub.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Staub, Michael E., author.
- Series:
- Studies in social medicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Topeka (Kan.).
- Brown, Oliver, 1918-1961--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Brown, Oliver.
- Herrnstein, Richard J. Bell curve.
- Herrnstein, Richard J.
- Intellect--Social aspects--United States.
- Intellect.
- Intelligence levels--Social aspects--United States.
- Intelligence levels.
- Intelligence tests--Social aspects--United States.
- Intelligence tests.
- Racism--United States--Psychological aspects.
- Racism.
- Intellect--Genetic aspects.
- Eugenics--United States--History.
- Eugenics.
- Educational psychology--United States.
- Educational psychology.
- School integration--United States.
- School integration.
- Segregation in education--United States.
- Segregation in education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Plasticity of intelligence, education reform, and the disadvantaged child
- Minimal brain dysfunction, Ritalin, and racial politics
- The politics of cerebral asymmetry and racial difference
- A racial history of emotional intelligence
- Neuroscience, race, and intelligence after The bell curve
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-209) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781469643618 (electronic bk.)
- 1469643618 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99991154975
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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