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| * (abbreviated version published in ''Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies'') | * (abbreviated version published in ''Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies'') | ||
| * by John R. Wilmoth | * by John R. Wilmoth | ||
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| *] (1999). Review of Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations. ''American Journal of Human Biology'', '''11''', 272-274. | |||
| * Daniel R. Vining, Jr. | * Daniel R. Vining, Jr. | ||
| * in '']'' by John C. Loehlin | * in '']'' by John C. Loehlin | ||
| * in '']'' by ] (Lynn sits on the editorial board of this journal) | * in '']'' by ] (Lynn sits on the editorial board of this journal) | ||
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| * Thomas Jackson in '']'' | * Thomas Jackson in '']'' | ||
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| Author | Richard Lynn |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Human Evolution, Behavior and Intelligence |
| Subject | Dysgenics |
| Publisher | Praeger |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Hardcover, alkaline paper |
| Pages | 237 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0275949176 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations is a 1996 book by Richard Lynn about dysgenics in modern societies. It is part of a series on human evolution, behavior and intelligence edited by Seymour Itzkoff.
Contents
- Historical Understanding of the Problem
- Natural Selection in Preindustrial Societies
- The Breakdown of Natural Selection
- The Genetic Deterioration of Health
- Intelligence and Fertility: Sibling Studies
- Intelligence and Fertility in the United States
- Intelligence and Fertility in Europe
- Resolving the Paradox of the Secular Rise of Intelligence
- Education and Fertility
- Socioeconomic Status and Fertility
- Socioeconomic Status Differences in Intelligence
- Socioeconomic Status Differences in Conscientiousness
- The Genetic Basis of Socioeconomic Status Differences in Conscientiousness
- Dysgenic Fertility for Conscientiousness
- Dysgenic Fertility in Economically Developing Nations
- Counterarguments and Rejoinders
See also
- The Bell Curve - cited in this book several times
- Conscientiousness
- Education
- Eugenics
- Fertility
- Flynn effect
- Health
- Natural selection
Other books by Lynn
- IQ and the Wealth of Nations (2002)
- Race Differences in Intelligence (2006)
- IQ and Global Inequality (2006)
Reception
Reviews in academic journals
- Review by Marian Van Court (abbreviated version published in Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies)
- Review in Population and Development Review by John R. Wilmoth
- Review in Journal of Biosocial Science by N. J. MacKintosh
- Review in Annals of Human Genetics by W. D. Hamilton
- Review in The Quarterly Review of Biology by Henry Harpending
- Bouchard, T.J. (1999). Review of Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations. American Journal of Human Biology, 11, 272-274.
- Review in Population Studies Daniel R. Vining, Jr.
- Review in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science by John C. Loehlin
- Review in Personality and Individual Differences by Kevin B. MacDonald (Lynn sits on the editorial board of this journal)
Magazines and newspapers
- Descent of Man: A landmark study of a growing problem Thomas Jackson in American Renaissance
- Review published in internet magazine Politically Incorrect by Chris Brand
- Professor predicts genetic decline and fall of man The Sunday Times
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