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Re:Let's End Adolescence by thras on Monday November 10, 2008 @02:36PM (#359588)
That's a terrible start. I don't think that "William J. Matthews, Ph.D." got beyond the introduction. The statement that "Herrnstein and Murray's assessment of race and class differences...rest on 4 very questionable premises which they simply do not discuss much less defend [which are then listed]" is simply false. The book goes into massive detail on each. Matthews is not simply mistaken, he has flat-out lied.

Well, perhaps that review is a good introduction to the criticism of The Bell Curve after all.

Re:Let's End Adolescence by dgabriel on Monday November 10, 2008 @05:16PM (#359828)
In any case, you should google Bell Curve plus controversy. I'm not sure it's a book that is generally seen as "good science," so much as "popular and possibly misleading science."