Intelligence

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Robbins, Derek 2006. Intelligence. in: Turner, B. (ed.) The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp.

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Authors	Robbins, Derek
Editors	Turner, B.
Abstract	An extract from The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology which focuses on intelligence within a sociological context. It states that the acceptance that human behaviour can be modified by social interaction or ‘nurture’ rather than wholly determined by ‘nature’ is an essential assumption for sociological research. It explores the ways in which the debate about intelligence has provided a case study for the nature/nurture issue at significant moments in Western social history since 1869.
Keywords	Darwin; intelligence; sociology; IQ testing
Book title	The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
Year	2006
Publisher	Cambridge University Press pp
Print	2006
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Deposited	25 Jan 2010
Place of publication	Cambridge
Web address (URL)	http://dx.doi.org/10.2277/0521540461
	http://hdl.handle.net/10552/518
Additional information	Citation: Robbins, D. (2006) ‘Intelligence’ in Turner, B. (ed.) The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press pp 302-303.
Accepted author manuscript	Robbins, D (2006) CDS 302-3.pdf License CC BY-ND

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