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"People who do well at school are just more intelligent then people who do less well." Why are sociologists critical of this view?
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"People who do well at school are just more intelligent then people who do less well." Why are sociologists critical of this view? Many sociologists argue that there are many more factors that play a big part other then school. Intelligence is measured by intelligence tests which gives an individual's intelligence quotient or know as IQ. Many researchers argue that IQ tests are biased in favour of the middle class. There is an agreement that intelligence is due to both genetic and environmental factors. Environmental influences everything from diet to social class from housing. It is estimated that between 60% and 80% of intelligence is genetically based, this is why many sociologists are critical of this view. Identical twins raised in different environments show they have different IQ scores. Since the twins are genetically identical, it can be argued that the different IQ scores are caused by environments. "Working class culture...
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