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'The Bell Curve' in Perspective

Race, Meritocracy, Inequality and Politics

William H. Tucker

Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date : 2023-10-31

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This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curve and its place in the campaign to end affirmative action, Professor Tucker analyses Herrnstein’s concept of the “meritocracy” in relation to earlier 20th century eugenics and the dramatic increase in economic inequality over the past 30 years. Tucker demonstrates how, contrary to The Bell Curve’s predictions, the reallocation of these huge sums was neither rational nor beneficial for society. The book moves on to situate The Bell Curve within contemporary politics and shows how it can be seen to have played a role in the 2016 US election. This compelling analysis will appeal to scholars and those with an interest in the history of scientific racism, the history of psychology and the sociology of knowledge and science.

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Author

William H. Tucker

Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

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Publication date

2023-10-31

Pages

124 pages

Print ISBN

9783031416132

Language

English

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File size 2181 Ko

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9783031416149

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William H. Tucker

?William H. Tucker (1940-2022) was Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, Camden, USA. He was the author of numerous works on scientific racism including the books: The Cattell Controversy: Race, Science, and Ideology (2009), The Intelligence Controversy (2005), The Funding of Scientific Racism (2002), and The Science and Politics of Racial Research (1994) – for which he received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award that recognizes outstanding contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of cultural diversity.

Professor Tucker sadly died before publication could be completed. This work has been prepared for publication by his colleague Professor Daniel Hart with the permission of his widow Monica Drozd.

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