In 1990, the book's two authors, Harvard graduates in political science and psychology, were talking over a late-evening Scotch at the home of the latter in Belmont, Massachusetts.
In 1990, the book's two authors, Harvard graduates in political science and psychology, were talking over a late-evening Scotch at the home of the latter in Belmont, Massachusetts. They had been musing about the warning shots their prospective book had already drawn when they began to wonder why they were doing it. Their conclusion: "We had to tell the truth." This book about intelligence and social policy has drawn heavy fire for its conclusion that the difference in mean IQ scores between the White and African-American population is probably attributable to genetic factors. Referring to a graphic representation of normal distribution—FTP—what is this book, co-authored by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray?
In 1990, the book's two authors, Harvard graduates in political science and psychology, were talking over a late-evening Scotch at the home of the latter in Belmont, Massachusetts.
The {Bell Curve}: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life