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Critique [of Racial Intelligence Testing and the Mexican People]

Author(s) -

Olivia Mercado

Publication year - 1982

Publication title -

ethnic studies review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0730-904X

DOI - 10.1525/ees.1982.5.2.51

Subject(s) - eugenics , status quo , immigration , politics , sociology , race (biology) , educational testing , political science , gender studies , law , accountability

Educational institutions are representative microcosms of the society. If the society segregates, exploits, and excludes racial groups, then it can be expected that educational institutions will follow suit. The intelligence testing of the 1920s and 1930s was an academic response to eugenics theories and to contemporary political-economic policies related to immigration, miscegenation, and segregation. As Gonzalez concludes, the creation of intelligence tests and their application were not only an apologia but also a means to maintain the status quo in the society.

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