| The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life Contributor(s): Herrnstein, Richard J. (Author), Murray, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684824299 ISBN-13: 9780684824291 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: The controversial New York Times national bestseller--now updated with a comprehensive response to critics. Covered on front pages around the world--reviled, praised, defended, and deplored--this seminal examination of the relationship between ethnicity and intelligence has "kicked up more reaction than any other social-science book of this decade" (David Brooks, The Wall Street Journal). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 305.509 |
| LCCN: 95042934 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.3" W x 9.26" (2.16 lbs) 912 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The controversial book linking intelligence to class and race in modern society, and what public policy can do to mitigate socioeconomic differences in IQ, birth rate, crime, fertility, welfare, and poverty. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murray, Charles: - Richard J. Herrnstein held the Edger Pierce Chair in Psychology at Harvard University until his death in 1994. |