Book contents
- In the Know
- In the Know
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Nature of Intelligence
- Section 2 Measuring Intelligence
- Section 3 Influences on Intelligence
- Section 4 Intelligence and Education
- Section 5 Life Consequences of Intelligence
- Section 6 Demographic Group Differences
- Section 7 Societal and Ethical Issues
- 31 Controversial or Unpopular Ideas Should Be Held to a Higher Standard of Evidence
- 32 Past Controversies Taint Modern Research on Intelligence
- 33 Intelligence Research Leads to Negative Social Policies
- 34 Intelligence Research Undermines the Fight against Inequality
- 35 Everyone Is About as Smart as I Am
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
34 - Intelligence Research Undermines the Fight against Inequality
from Section 7 - Societal and Ethical Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2020
- In the Know
- In the Know
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Nature of Intelligence
- Section 2 Measuring Intelligence
- Section 3 Influences on Intelligence
- Section 4 Intelligence and Education
- Section 5 Life Consequences of Intelligence
- Section 6 Demographic Group Differences
- Section 7 Societal and Ethical Issues
- 31 Controversial or Unpopular Ideas Should Be Held to a Higher Standard of Evidence
- 32 Past Controversies Taint Modern Research on Intelligence
- 33 Intelligence Research Leads to Negative Social Policies
- 34 Intelligence Research Undermines the Fight against Inequality
- 35 Everyone Is About as Smart as I Am
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Among the concerns that some people have about intelligence research is its perceived threat to equality. At first glance, intelligence research seems to have the ingredients of inequality baked in: a foundation of individual differences, the practical importance of g in economic outcomes, and high heritability. Add in the past controversies (see Chapter 32), and the race differences in average IQ scores (see Chapters 28–30), and intelligence research seems like a disaster for the goal of an equal society.
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- In the KnowDebunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence, pp. 317 - 327Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020