Inventing Intelligence - How America Came to Worship IQ (Hardcover)

The use and misuse of IQ tests has long been a subject of contention in the scientific and social communities, particularly because these evaluations favor intelligence at the expense of other valuable human qualities. This is the first book of its kind to examine the historical development of our modern concept of intelligence and to explore America's fascination with the controversial exams that purport to measure it. Most of us assume that people in every period and in every region of the world have understood and valued intelligence in the same way we do today. Our modern concept of intelligence, however, is actually quite recent, emerging from the dramatic social and scientific changes that rocked the United States during the 19th century. Inventing Intelligence: How America Came to Worship IQ discusses the historical context for understanding the development of the concept of intelligence and the tests used to measure it. The author delves into the intertwined issues of IQ, heredity, and merit to offer a provocative look at how Americans came to overvalue IQ and the personal and social problems that have resulted. A detailed assessment of the century-long debate over IQ tests and their uses Interdisciplinary content covering psychology, history, science, and sociology A collection of popular opinions of intelligence assessment from professionals, pundits, and politicians A chronological look at the concept of intelligence and at the process through which Americans have come to worship it

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Elaine E. Castles
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	197
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-0337-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Intelligence Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4408-0337-4
Barcode:	9781440803376

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