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ERIC Number: EJ266054
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-May
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Black Intellectuals' Critique of Early Mental Testing: A Little-Known Saga of the 1920s.
Thomas, William B.
American Journal of Education, v90 n3 p258-92 May 1982
Describes how black scholars countered racist conclusions from mental test data and highlights the black critique by focusing upon the decade when the nature/nurture controversy was at its zenith. The paradox of blacks' simultaneous critique and use of mental tests is explored in relationship to problems raised in the sociology of knowledge. (RH)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Influences, Blacks, Intelligence Quotient, Nature Nurture Controversy, Psychological Testing, Racial Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sociology of Knowledge