The IQ Ideology.

Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert

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Publication Date: 1972

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The IQ Ideology

Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert

This Magazine Is About Schools, 6, 4, 47-62, W 72-73

In this essay, the authors question the undisputed assumption underlying both sides of the IQ controversy in the United States: that IQ is of basic importance to economic success. Instead, social class background is the key factor. (DM)

Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged, Intelligence Quotient, Political Influences, School Role, Social Differences, Social Values

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