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ERIC Number: EJ514038
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Two Tails Are Better Than One: The Logic of "The Bell Curve."
Connors, John B.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v41 n3 p342-48 Sep 1995
Reviews controversies over intelligence and intelligence testing, focusing on impacts on Canadian society in the past century. Discusses eugenics movements and related immigration policies. Suggests that both "tails" of "The Bell Curve" (cognitive elite and underclass) are influenced by inaccurate methods, and that the middle of the curve must remain the dominant force in truly democratic societies. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Immigrants, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Mental Retardation, Nature Nurture Controversy, Public Policy, Science and Society, Social Class, Social Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bell Curve (Herrnstein and Murray); Canada; Eugenics
Note: Theme issue title: Canadian Perspectives on "The Bell Curve."