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A Legacy of Eugenics Underlies Racial-Group Comparisons in Intelligence Testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Janet E. Helms
Janet E. Helms*
Affiliation:
Boston College
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E-mail: janet.helms@bc.edu, Address: Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, Boston College, LSOE, 317 Campion, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 176 - 179
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2012 

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