The Smart Culture : Society, Intelligence, and Law.

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What exactly is intelligence? Is it social achievement? Professional success? Is it common sense? Or the number on an IQ test?. Interweaving engaging narratives with dramatic case studies, Robert L. Hayman, Jr., has written a history of intelligence that will forever change the way we think about wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: L., Hayman Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 1997.
Series:Critical America.
Subjects:
Mental health laws > United States.
People with mental disabilities > Civil rights > United States.
Equality before the law > United States.
Culture and law.
Intelligence levels.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle > Droits > États-Unis.
Niveau intellectuel.
LAW > Legal History.
Equality before the law.
Mental health laws.
People with mental disabilities > Civil rights.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction : Smart People; 2 The First Object of Government : Creation Myths; 3 In the Nature of Things : Myths of Race and Racism; 4 A Neutral Qualification : Myths of the Market; 5 Creating the Smart Culture : Myths of Inferiority; 6 The Smart Culture : Myths of Intelligence; 7 The Constitution Is Powerless : Myths of Equality under Law; An Epilogue : The Next Reconstruction.

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