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On genetics and social mobility: why Toby Young’s structural inequality argument is not science

Feinstein, Leon (2017) On genetics and social mobility: why Toby Young’s structural inequality argument is not science. British Politics and Policy Blog (03 Nov 2017). Website.

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Abstract

Is intelligence determined by genetic factors? Questions such as this are regularly being debated, a recent example having been an article by Toby Young on what schools can be expected to achieve in light of scientific evidence on cognitive ability. Leon Feinstein explains what science actually says, and, most importantly, what it doesn’t say about heritability.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information: © 2017 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education > L Education (General)
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2017 09:46
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:13
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/86021

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