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Publication Date: 1995
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The Impact of "Bell Curve" Ideology on African American Public Policy.
Walters, Ronald
American Behavioral Scientist, v39 n1 p98-108 Sep-Oct 1995
Argues that Charles Murray's thesis of African American intellectual inferiority exists for a specific political purpose. That purpose is the implicit devaluation of government social programs, especially affirmative action. Discusses the socioeconomic and political factors that resulted in a conservative political climate. (MJP)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Economic Factors, Federal Programs, Heredity, Higher Education, Intellectual History, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Nature Nurture Controversy, Public Policy, Race, Racial Attitudes, Racial Discrimination, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Scholarship, Social Science Research, Social Scientists, Test Bias, Test Validity
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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