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A Terrible Thing to Waste - Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind (Hardcover)
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A Terrible Thing to Waste - Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind (Hardcover)
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The 1994 publication of the The Bell Curve and its controversial
thesis catapulted the topic of genetic racial differences in IQ to
the forefront of renewed and heated debate. Now, in A Terrible
Thing to Waste, award-winning science writer Harriet A. Washington
adds her incisive analysis to the fray. She takes apart the
spurious notion of intelligence as an inherited trait, pointing
instead to environmental racism -- a confluence of institutional
factors that relegate marginalized communities to living and
working near sites of toxic waste, pollution, and urban decay -- as
the prime cause of the reported black-white IQ gap. Investigating
heavy metals, neurotoxins, deficient prenatal care, bad nutrition,
and pathogens as the main factors influencing intelligence,
Washington explains why certain communities are so
disproportionally affected and what can be done to remedy the
problem. Featuring extensive scientific research and Washington's
sharp, lively reporting, A Terrible Thing to Waste is sure to
outrage, transform the conversation and inspire debate.
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