Modern Hereditarianism
Hereditarianism has seen a resurgence since the mid-1970s, as sociobiology, behavioral genetics and the gene-centered view of evolution began to influence scholarly and political discourse. The concept came to the attention of the public following the 1994 publication of The Bell Curve, which ignited intense debate about possible correlations between race and intelligence.
Contemporary hereditarianism encompasses a number of interrelated fields and points of view:
- gene-centric view of evolution
- Sociobiology
- Cognitive science
- Evolutionary psychology
- Human behavioral ecology
- Dual inheritance theory
- Behavioral genetics
- Human variability, including sex and race differences
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