Who are smarter, Asians or Westerners? Are there genetic
explanations for racial differences in test scores? What makes some
nationalities excel in engineering and others in music? Will math
and science remain a largely male preserve. 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 The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould,
world-class social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett takes on the
idea of intelligence as something that is 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. Nisbett's commanding argument, superb marshaling of
evidence, and fearless discussions of the controversial carve out
new and exciting terrain in this hotly debated field.
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