Heredity: The Cause of Racial Differences In Intelligence

[Psychology] [Race] Garrett, Henry E. Ph.D., Sc.D.

Published by The Patrick Henry Press n.d., Kilmarnock, Virginia

About this Item

Hardcover. 21 pages (includes bibliography). Original wraps bound in brown buckram with gilt stamped title on the front cover. Back cover shelf worn. Interior contents clean and unmarked. No date of publication but circa 1971. The bibliography section in back lists the latest cited source as January 1971. Obscure. No copies online as of 10/25. No auction results found. Copied from AI overview: The title "Heredity: The Cause of Racial Differences In Intelligence by Garrett" refers to the pseudoscientific and controversial work of psychologist Henry Garrett, who promoted the idea that racial differences in intelligence were primarily genetic. However, the overwhelming scientific consensus today is that these differences are not due to genetics but are instead the result of environmental factors, such as differences in education, nutrition, and exposure to culturally biased information. Garrett's ideas are considered part of a history of "scientific racism" that has been strongly criticized and rejected by the modern psychological community.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heredity: The Cause of Racial Differences In Intelligence
• Publisher: The Patrick Henry Press n.d., Kilmarnock, Virginia
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Medicine
  • African American