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A scientific response to the best-selling The Bell Curve which set off a hailstorm of controversy upon its publication in 1994. Much of the public reaction to the book was polemic and failed to analyse the details of the science and validity of the statistical arguments underlying the books conclusion. Here, at last, social scientists and statisticians reply to The Bell Curve and its conclusions about IQ, genetics and social outcomes.
Overview: Reexamining The Bell Curve, Stephen E. Fienberg and Daniel Resnick. A Synopsis of The Bell Curve, Terry W. Belke.- The Genetics-Intelligence Link: Of Genes and IQ, Michael Daniels, Bernie Devlin,and Kathryn Roeder. The Malleability of Intelligence is Not Constrained by Heritabiligy, Douglas Waslsten. Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Environmental, Psychosocial,and Physiological Pathways, Burton Singer and Carol Ryff.- Intelligence and the Measurement of IQ: Theoretical and Technical Issues in Identifying a Factor of General Intelligence. The Concept and Utility of Intelligence, Earl Hunt. Is There a Cognitive Elite in America?, Nicholas Lemann.- Intelligence and Success: Reanalyses of Data From the NLSY. Cognitive Ability, Wages,and Meritocracy, John Cawley, Karen Conneely, James Heckman,and Edward Vytacil. The Hidden Gender Restriction: The Need for Proper Controls When Testing for Racial Discrimination, Alexander Cavallo, Hazem El-Abbadi,and Randal Heeb. Does Staying in School Make You Smarter? The Effect of Education on IQ in The Bell Curve, Christoper Winship and Sanders Korenman. Cognitive Ability, Environmental
