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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life Paperback - 1996

by Richard J. Herrnstein; Charles Murray

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The controversial New York Times national bestseller--now updated with a comprehensive response to critics. Covered on front pages around the world--reviled, praised, defended, and deplored--this seminal examination of the relationship between ethnicity and intelligence has "kicked up more reaction than any other social-science book of this decade" (David Brooks, The Wall Street Journal).

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The controversial book linking intelligence to class and race in modern society, and what public policy can do to mitigate socioeconomic differences in IQ, birth rate, crime, fertility, welfare, and poverty.

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  • Title The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
  • Author Richard J. Herrnstein; Charles Murray
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 912
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Free Press, New York
  • Publication date 1996-01-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780684824291 / 0684824299
  • Weight 2.1 lbs (0.95 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 1.6 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 4.06 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Nature and nurture, Intellect
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95042934
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.509

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  • New York Times, 01/21/1996, Page 32

About the author

Richard J. Herrnstein held the Edger Pierce Chair in Psychology at Harvard University until his death in 1994.
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