The Cattell Controversy : Race, Science, and Ideology /

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Raymond Cattell, the father of personality trait measurement, was one of the most influential psychologists in the twentieth century, the author of fifty-six books, more than five hundred journal articles and book chapters, and some thirty standardized instruments for assessing personality and intel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tucker, William H., 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cattell, Raymond B. > (Raymond Bernard), > 1905-1998.
Cattell, Raymond B. > (Raymond Bernard), > 1905-1998 > Political and social views.
Racism in psychology.
Political and social views.
Difference (Psychology)
Psicología diferencial
PSYCHOLOGY > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
Racisme en psychologie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : "a fierce wind"
  • Factor analysis and its discontents : Cattellian science
  • In the name of evolution : the beginning of Cattell's moral system
  • Beyondism and the necessity for "genthanasia" : Cattellian morality in the postwar period
  • The Cattell convention : the controversy over the award
  • Conclusion : science, awards, and ideology.

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