Who are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic
explanations for group differences in test scores? From the damning
research of The Bell Curve to the more recent controversy
surrounding geneticist James Watson’s statements, one factor has
been consistently left out of the equation: culture. In the
tradition of Stephen Jay Gould’s The Mismeasure of Man,
world-class social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett takes on the
idea of intelligence as biologically determined and impervious to
culture with vast implications for the role of education as it
relates to social and economic development. Intelligence and How to
Get It asserts that intellect is not primarily genetic but is
principally determined by societal influences.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2010 |
| First published: |
February 2010 |
| Authors: |
Richard E. Nisbett
|
| Dimensions: |
209 x 141 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-33769-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-393-33769-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780393337693 |
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