Intelligence, Genes, and Success,9780387949864

Intelligence, Genes, and Success

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ISBN13: 9780387949864
ISBN10: 0387949860
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Pub. Date: 1997-08-01
Publisher(s): Copernicus Books
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Summary

When it was first published in 1994, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray's best-selling book The Bell Curve set off a firestorm of controversy about the relationship among genetics, IQ, and various social outcomes. Much of the reaction was polemical and based on whether readers agreed with the conclusions about welfare dependency, crime, and differences in earnings. But how valid are the statistical arguments that underlie the book's conclusions? In Intelligence, Genes and Success, a group of respected social scientists and statisticians present a scientific response to The Bell Curve.

Table of Contents

Preface v
PART I Overview 1(40)
Reexamining The Bell Curve
3(16)
Stephen E. Fienburg
Daniel P. Resnick
The Bell Curve's Argument
The History of the Argument
Our Response to The Bell Curve
A Synopsis of The Bell Curve
19(22)
Terry W. Belke
Introduction
The Emergence of a Cognitive Elite
Cognitive Classes and Social Behavior
The National Context
Living Together
PART II The Genetics-Intelligence Link 41(82)
Of Genes and IQ
45(26)
Michael Daniels
Bernie Devlin
Kathryn Roeder
Inheritance versus Heritability
Estimating the Heritability of IQ
Social Implications
Epilogue
Appendix: Model for Bayesian Meta-Analysis of IQ Studies
The Malleability of Intelligence Is Not Constrained by Heritability
71(18)
Douglas Wahlsten
Heritability
Heritability and Plasticity
Plasticity of Intelligence
Heritability as Impediment
Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Environmental, Psychosocial, and Physiological Pathways
89(34)
Burton Singer
Carol Ryff
Black/White Differences in Morbidity and Mortality
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Infectious Disease: The Case of Tuberculosis
A Life-History Approach to Health Outcomes: The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Physiological Substrates: The Character of the Current Knowledge Base
Discussion
PART III Intelligence and the Measurement of IQ 123(54)
Theoretical and Technical Issues in Identifying a Factor of General Intelligence
125(32)
John B. Carroll
Is There a g? A Brief History
Concrete Example of a Factorial Dataset
Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Sample Dataset
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Sample Dataset
Justifying a General Factor
Evidence from Selected Datasets
The Holzinger and Swineford Dataset
The Hakstian and Cattell Dataset
The Wothke et al. Dataset
Conclusions and Final Comment
The Concept and Utility of Intelligence
157(20)
Earl Hunt
A Very Brief History of Intelligence Tests
What Is Intelligence? The Psychometric Evidence
The Revisionist Position: An Alternative Approach to Intelligence
Implications for Public Policy
PART IV Intelligence and Success: Reanalyses of Data from the NLSY 177(104)
Cognitive Ability, Wages, and Meritocracy
179(14)
John Cawley
Karen Conneely
James Heckman
Edward Vytlacil
Is Ability Unidimensional?
The Wage Premium for Ability
Conclusions
The Hidden Gender Restriction: The Need for Proper Controls When Testing for Racial Discrimination
193(22)
Alexander Cavallo
Hazem El-Abbadi
Randal Heeb
Earnings Analysis in The Bell Curve
Controlling for Gender: Testing Implied Restrictions
Detecting Discrimination
A Standard Wage Function
The Racial Wage Gap in the Standard Wage Function
Conclusions
Appendix
Does Staying in School Make You Smarter? The Effect of Education in IQ in The Bell Curve
215(20)
Christopher Winship
Sanders Korenman
Methods and Data
Previous Research
Reanalysis of the Herrnstein-Murray Model
Conclusions
Cognitive Ability, Environmental Factors, and Crime: Predicting Frequent Criminal Activity
235(22)
Lucinda A. Manolakes
Method
Variables
Logit Model: Interpretation
Logit
Model: Evaluation
Conclusions
Social Statistics and Genuine Inquiry: Reflections on The Bell Curve
257(24)
Clark Glymour
Varieties of Pseudo-Science
The Aims of Inquiry
Reliability and Social Theory
Algorithmic Social Science
Factor Analysis and The Bell Curve
Regression and The Bell Curve
Scientific Search
Conclusions
PART V The Bell Curve and Public Policy 281(60)
A ``Head Start'' in What Pursuit? IQ Versus Social Competence as the Objective of Early Intervention
283(32)
Edward Zigler
Sally J. Styfco
The Nation Declares War on Poverty
The Environmental Mystique
Evaluations of Cognitive Benefits
The Broader Picture
Attempts to Measure Social Competence
Improving Programs for At-Risk Children
Is There a Cognitive Elite in America?
315(12)
Nicholas Lemann
The Evil Elite
Origin of Species
Who Is Really Elite?
Science, Public Policy, and The Bell Curve
327(14)
Daniel P. Resnick
Stephen E. Fienberg
Science: The Genetics---Intelligence Link
Science: Intelligence and the Measurement of IQ
Science: Analyzing the Outcomes Data
Genetics, Race, and IQ
Public Policy
Conclusions
Contributor Biographies 341(6)
Bibliography 347(12)
Author Index 359(6)
Subject Index 365

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