Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM

This study is based on the probe into ethnic intelligence superiority thesis by Herrnstein and Murray (1994) in "The Bell Curve" book. The book suggested that certain ethnic groups were superior intellectually than another due to genetics and this is not amenable to intervention. The main...

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Main Author:	Zulkernain, Mohd Noordinie
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	H1-99 Social sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/45417/1/MOHD%20NOORDINIE%20ZULKERNAIN.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.454172019-09-13T01:50:11Z Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM 2017-06 Zulkernain, Mohd Noordinie H1-99 Social sciences (General) This study is based on the probe into ethnic intelligence superiority thesis by Herrnstein and Murray (1994) in "The Bell Curve" book. The book suggested that certain ethnic groups were superior intellectually than another due to genetics and this is not amenable to intervention. The main purpose of this research is to scientifically examine their nature stance. This research brings the arguments to the Malaysian context, by looking at the Malays and the Chinese, two largest ethnic groups in Penang. During the British colonial period, the Malays were described as lazy and lack intellectual capacity but the Chinese were viewed oppositely as hard working and academically inclined. 2017-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/45417/ http://eprints.usm.my/45417/1/MOHD%20NOORDINIE%20ZULKERNAIN.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Penyelidikan Dasar & Kajian Antarabangsa
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description	This study is based on the probe into ethnic intelligence superiority thesis by Herrnstein and Murray (1994) in "The Bell Curve" book. The book suggested that certain ethnic groups were superior intellectually than another due to genetics and this is not amenable to intervention. The main purpose of this research is to scientifically examine their nature stance. This research brings the arguments to the Malaysian context, by looking at the Malays and the Chinese, two largest ethnic groups in Penang. During the British colonial period, the Malays were described as lazy and lack intellectual capacity but the Chinese were viewed oppositely as hard working and academically inclined.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Zulkernain, Mohd Noordinie
author_facet	Zulkernain, Mohd Noordinie
author_sort	Zulkernain, Mohd Noordinie
title	Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM
title_short	Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM
title_full	Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM
title_fullStr	Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM
title_full_unstemmed	Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM
title_sort	inquiry into the ethnic superiority thesis of the bell curve : a cognitive comparative study of malay and chinese in usm
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Penyelidikan Dasar & Kajian Antarabangsa
publishDate	2017
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Inquiry Into The Ethnic Superiority Thesis Of The Bell Curve : A Cognitive Comparative Study Of Malay And Chinese In USM

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