Author Question: Which of the following best represents the position of contemporary social scientists concerning ... (Read 33 times)

bucstennis@aim.com · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Which of the following best represents the position of contemporary social scientists concerning differences in intelligence among races?

a. There is no scientific evidence that races differ in their innate mental characteristics.
b. The weight of current scientific evidence supports a connection between genetically determined physical characteristics and the innate intellectual inferiority of certain races.
c. Recent research indicates there are significant differences in measured IQ for some but not all races.
d. Social scientists are now more interested in biological than in social definitions of races.
e. Social scientists are generally afraid to tell the truth about racial differences.

Question 2

According to Shepard, the only part of the world in which the second demographic transition has occurred is ____.

a. the United States
b. India
c. Brazil
d. Europe
e. China