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| − | '''''The Bell Curve''''' is a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray exploring the relationship between [[race]] and [[intelligence]] in [[America (USA)|America]]. <ref>Human Intelligence: "The Bell Curve" [http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/bellcurve.shtml Indiana University] Accessed June 27 2007</ref> The book aroused controversy and a highly critical examination of its sources because of its premise that African Americans suffer from a significant and unchangeable deficit in IQ scores when compared to white Americans. | + | '''''The Bell Curve''''' is a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray exploring the relationship between [[race]] and [[intelligence]] in [[America (USA)|America]].<ref> Human Intelligence: "The Bell Curve" [http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/bellcurve.shtml Indiana University] Accessed June 27 2007</ref> The book aroused controversy and a highly critical examination of its sources because of its premise that African Americans suffer from a significant and unchangeable deficit in IQ scores when compared to white Americans. |
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Revision as of 13:44, June 28, 2007
The Bell Curve is a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray exploring the relationship between race and intelligence in America.[1] The book aroused controversy and a highly critical examination of its sources because of its premise that African Americans suffer from a significant and unchangeable deficit in IQ scores when compared to white Americans.
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- ↑ Human Intelligence: "The Bell Curve" Indiana University Accessed June 27 2007