The Just Meritocracy: Iq, Class Mobility, And American Social Policy - Couverture rigide

Kamolnick, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0275979229 ISBN 13 : 9780275979225

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2005

Synopsis

The author provides a detailed investigation of the facts surrounding human mental ability, its measurement, inheritability, possible neurobiological underpinnings, and its role as a currency in human mate choice. He links human mental ability with educational attainment, occupational attainment, occupational prestige, and earned income. The ethical and policy implications are profound for both liberal democratic and libertarian social thought.

Class mobility is significantly mediated by human intelligence, and intelligence itself is significantly heritable. Liberal democratic and libertarian conservative social policies require substantial revision in light of these findings. New forms of socioenvironmental and genomic intervention recommend themselves.

The author provides a detailed investigation of the facts surrounding human mental ability, its measurement, inheritability, possible neurobiological underpinnings, and its role as a currency in human mate choice. He links human mental ability with educational attainment, occupational attainment, occupational prestige, and earned income. The ethical and policy implications are profound for both liberal democratic and libertarian social thought.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Paul Kamolnick is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at East Tennessee State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0275979229
• ISBN 13: 9780275979225
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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