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oapen-20.500.12657-850702023-11-15T09:17:26Z 'The Bell Curve' in Perspective Tucker, William H. scientific racism racial differences intelligence The Bell Curve individual differences cognitive ability structural inequality meritocracy hereditary inequality history of scientific racism bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKV Crime & criminology bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDA Philosophy of science bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curve and its place in the campaign to end affirmative action, Professor Tucker analyses Herrnstein’s concept of the “meritocracy” in relation to earlier 20th century eugenics and the dramatic increase in economic inequality over the past 30 years. Tucker demonstrates how, contrary to The Bell Curve’s predictions, the reallocation of these huge sums was neither rational nor beneficial for society. The book moves on to situate The Bell Curve within contemporary politics and shows how it can be seen to have played a role in the 2016 US election. This compelling analysis will appeal to scholars and those with an interest in the history of scientific racism, the history of psychology and the sociology of knowledge and science. This is an open access book. 2023-11-13T16:42:13Z 2023-11-13T16:42:13Z 2024 book ONIX_20231113_9783031416149_25 9783031416149 9783031416132 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85070 eng Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-41614-9.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-41614-9 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-031-41614-9 10.1007/978-3-031-41614-9 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9783031416149 9783031416132 Palgrave Macmillan 124 Cham open access
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This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curve and its place in the campaign to end affirmative action, Professor Tucker analyses Herrnstein’s concept of the “meritocracy” in relation to earlier 20th century eugenics and the dramatic increase in economic inequality over the past 30 years. Tucker demonstrates how, contrary to The Bell Curve’s predictions, the reallocation of these huge sums was neither rational nor beneficial for society. The book moves on to situate The Bell Curve within contemporary politics and shows how it can be seen to have played a role in the 2016 US election. This compelling analysis will appeal to scholars and those with an interest in the history of scientific racism, the history of psychology and the sociology of knowledge and science. This is an open access book.
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