8/8/2006 5:54:05 PM

of course a jew would author it

8/8/2006 6:02:04 PM

CHARLIE MURRAY!

8/8/2006 6:02:37 PM

im pretty sure hernstein is a chinese surname.

8/8/2006 6:14:39 PM

So, what's the book about?

8/8/2006 11:32:45 PM

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"The Bell Curve is fairly large for a book of its popularity, having 845 pages in the first printing and 879 in the revised paperback form. Much of its material is technical and academic, but the book's statistical explanations are styled to appeal to a general audience. There are extensive notes, graphs, and tables. Charles Murray Enlarge Charles Murray The Bell Curve is divided into four sections. Part I argues that social stratification on the basis of intelligence has been increasing since the beginning of the twentieth century. Part II presents original research showing significant correlations between intelligence and various social and economic outcomes. Part III, by far the most controversial, examines what role IQ plays in contributing to social and economic differences between ethnic groups in America. Part IV discusses the implications of the findings for education and social policy in the United States. Richard Herrnstein Enlarge Richard Herrnstein Herrnstein and Murray in many ways follow in the footsteps of UC Berkeley researcher Arthur Jensen, whose controversial article on the subject appeared in 1969 in the Harvard Educational Review. The Bell Curve argues that: 1. Intelligence exists and is accurately measureable across racial, language, and national boundaries. 2. Intelligence is one, if not the most, important correlative factor in economic, social, and overall success in America, and is becoming more important. 3. Intelligence is largely (40% to 80%) genetically heritable. 4. There are racial and ethnic differences in IQ that cannot be sufficiently explained by environmental factors such as nutrition, social policy, or racism. 5. No one has so far been able to manipulate IQ long term to any significant degree through changes in environmental factors, and in light of their failure such approaches are becoming less promising. 6. The USA has been in denial regarding these facts, and in light of these findings a better public understanding of the nature of intelligence and its social correlates is necessary to guide future policy decisions in America. Their evidence comes from an analysis of data compiled in the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY), a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics tracking thousands of Americans starting in the 1980s. All participants in the NLSY took the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT), a measure of cognitive ability comparable to an IQ test. Participants were later evaluated for social and economic outcomes. In general, IQ/AFQT scores were a better predictor of life outcomes than social class background. Similarly, after statistically controlling for differences in IQ, many outcome differences between racial-ethnic groups disappeared. (see also Significance of group IQ differences)"

8/8/2006 11:51:41 PM

Yeah, this is a great book.

Here's the executive summary:

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" niggers and spics are stupid. they should work jobs like ditch digging and dishwashing, and be happy about it. white folks smell funny, jews are greedy, and japs and chinks are smartest. nothing you can do about it, its all genetic. "

and I, for one, welcome our slanty-eyed overlords




[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 12:50 AM. Reason : ]

8/9/2006 12:48:46 AM