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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462378103321

Autore

Tucker William H. <1940->

Titolo

The Cattell controversy [[electronic resource] ] : race, science, and ideology / / William H. Tucker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2009

ISBN

1-283-58304-6

9786613895493

0-252-09267-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

150.92

Soggetti

Racism in psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.