Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Intelligence and Its Measurement
- Part II Development of Intelligence
- Part III Intelligence and Group Differences
- 11 Intellectual Disability
- 12 Prodigies and Savants
- 13 Intellectual Giftedness
- 14 Sex Differences in Intelligence
- 15 Racial and Ethnic Group Differences in Intelligence in the United States
- 16 Race and Intelligence
- Part IV Biology of Intelligence
- Part V Intelligence and Information Processing
- Part VI Kinds of Intelligence
- Part VII Intelligence and Its Role in Society
- Part VIII Intelligence and Allied Constructs
- Part IX Folk Conceptions of Intelligence
- Part X Conclusion
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
16 - Race and Intelligence
It’s Not a Black and White Issue
from Part III - Intelligence and Group Differences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Intelligence and Its Measurement
- Part II Development of Intelligence
- Part III Intelligence and Group Differences
- 11 Intellectual Disability
- 12 Prodigies and Savants
- 13 Intellectual Giftedness
- 14 Sex Differences in Intelligence
- 15 Racial and Ethnic Group Differences in Intelligence in the United States
- 16 Race and Intelligence
- Part IV Biology of Intelligence
- Part V Intelligence and Information Processing
- Part VI Kinds of Intelligence
- Part VII Intelligence and Its Role in Society
- Part VIII Intelligence and Allied Constructs
- Part IX Folk Conceptions of Intelligence
- Part X Conclusion
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
The purpose of this chapter is to explore the extent that the claim of racial differences in intelligence represents a Black and White (i.e., absolute) issue, in a post-truth era characterized by discourses that are no longer moored in T/truth. Specifically, we summarize the debate over racial differences in intelligence. In so doing, we deconstruct the concepts of race and intelligence. Next, using Onwuegbuzie, Daniel, and Collins’s (2009) meta-validation model, we assess the fidelity of IQ tests. Then, we provide arguments that challenge hereditarian assumptions about the largely genetic nature of intelligence, including delineating evidence of the relationship between IQ and socioeconomic status (and its many correlates). We call for continued rigorously peer-reviewed research on race and intelligence, particularly with regard to the etiology of differences in IQ scores, wherein the investigators are comprehensive, transparent, and cautious, given the potential for divisiveness and far-reaching sociopolitical implications in a post-truth era.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence , pp. 373 - 394Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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