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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Bliss, Rina.     Subjects     Intellect -- Genetic aspects.     Intelligence levels -- Social aspects.     Intelligence tests -- History.     Nature and nurture.     Epigenetics.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bliss, Rina.       by title:      Rethinking intellige...       by call number:      153.93 B649r     Search the Web     Bliss, Rina.     Intellect -- Genetic aspects.     Intelligence levels -- Social aspects.     Intelligence tests -- History.     Nature and nurture.     Epigenetics.       MARC Display

Rethinking intelligence : a radical new understanding of our human potential / Rina Bliss. by Bliss, Rina. Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2023. Call #: 153.93 B649r Subjects Intellect -- Genetic aspects.   Intelligence levels -- Social aspects.   Intelligence tests -- History.   Nature and nurture.   Epigenetics. ISBN:  9780063237780 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  241 p. ; 22 cm. Notes:  Dr. Rina Bliss is an associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University. Her research explores the personal and societal significance of emerging genetic sciences. Rina has written two books: 'Race Decoded: The Genomic Fight for Social Justice,' revealing how genomics became today's new science of race; and 'Social by Nature: The Promise and Peril of Sociogenomics,' which traces convergences in social and genetic science and their implications for healthcare, education, criminal justice, and policymaking. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-241). Summary:  "What does it mean to be 'smart'? Intelligence is a quality many people aspire to, though it sometimes seems to exist on a shelf just out of reach to the masses, within the realm of the privileged few. Conventional wisdom would suggest that intelligence runs in families -- that our intellectual ability is predetermined in our DNA -- and that our aptitude for success can be measured by a simple IQ test. But what if none of that were true? (...)" --Jacket. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 153.93 B649r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 153.93 B649r Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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