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Publication Date: 1995
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"The Bell Curve": Another Chapter in the Continuing Political Economy of Racism.
Newby, Robert G.; Newby, Diane E.
American Behavioral Scientist, v39 n1 p12-24 Sep-Oct 1995
Criticizes Charles Murray's "The Bell Curve" and attempts a more cogent analysis of the respective roles of blacks and the U.S. political economy. Utilizes a sociology of knowledge framework to discuss the evolving nature of blacks in the nation's workforce. Briefly discusses eugenics and the history of racist social theories. (MJP)
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Impact, Educational Discrimination, Educational History, Heredity, Higher Education, Intellectual History, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Nature Nurture Controversy, Political Socialization, Race, Racial Discrimination, Scholarship, Social Change, Social History, Social Integration, Test Bias
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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