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Gould, Stephen Jay – Natural History, 1974
The author argues that no "hard" data exists on genetically based differences in intelligence among human groups. IQ measures the heritability of IQ, and statistical inaccuracies in reported studies are discussed and questioned. The current interest in biological determinism of intelligence is trivial; individuals can not be judged by group means.…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Environment, Heredity, Individual Development
Peer reviewedHilliard, Asa G., III – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1979
The author attacks not only the racism inherent in existing IQ tests, but the very concept of a standardized intelligence test, which, he asserts, lacks certain basic criteria of consistency and validity necessary to a scientific device. Part of a theme issue on intelligence. (SJL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Educational Testing, Essays, Intelligence
Willhelm, Sidney M. – 1975
A brief historical resume outlining the relationship between economics, racism, and intellectual justification for racism begins this paper, which notes that the I.Q. argument is a racist ideology in exactly the same way that Christianity, Darwinism, and Equality have been systems of justifications for America's racism. It fits the definition of…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Economic Factors
