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Group differences: is the good society impossible?
James R. Flynn
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31 July 2008, pp. 573-585
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‘From a black perspective…the notion that a black (who passes for white) might reclaim his ethnic identity to take advantage of preferential admissions can only trigger an almost inexpressible sense of outrage.’ (Livingston, 1979)
‘Turning an elephant loose in a crowd offers everyone, except the beast and his rider, equal opportunities of being trampled.’ (Tawney, 1931)

Variations in Vietnamese marriages, births and infant deaths by months of the Julian calendar and years of the Vietnamese and Chinese astrological calendars
Nguyen Minh Thang, Ingrid Swenson
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31 July 2008, pp. 367-377
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The timing of births and marriages in Vietnam appears to have some statistically significant relationships with the signs of the Chinese and Vietnamese astrological calendars. Years considered to be good years have significantly more births and marriages than years that are not considered as desirable. Births and marriages also have some significant variations with seasons of the year. Infant deaths do not appear to have any significant relationships with the astrological signs although infant mortality has some significant relationships with seasons of the year. The findings indicate that there is some purposeful planning for marriages and births to coincide with optimal times defined in the astrological calendars.

Growing Up With Alcohol. By Emma Fossey. Pp. 247. (Routledge, London, 1994.) £40.00 (hardback); £13.99 (paperback).
Pat McLaughlin
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31 July 2008, pp. 123-124
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Auxology '94. Children and Youth at the End of the 20th Century. Edited by O. G. Eiben. Pp. 646. (ITC Plantin, Budapest, 1994.) Paperback.
Jean Peters
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31 July 2008, pp. 254-255
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Microevolution of the South American Aymara People. By Manuela Dittmar. Pp. 535. (Hansel-Hohenhausen, Egelsbach, 1994.) Dm. 110.00.
D. F. Roberts
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31 July 2008, pp. 124-126
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What genetic research on intelligence tells us about the environment
Robert Plomin, Stephen A. Petrill, Alexandra L. Cutting
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31 July 2008, pp. 587-606
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More than a century ago, Francis Galton, the father of behavioural genetics, coined the scientific use of the phrase nature–nurture. He believed that ability, especially individual differences in intelligence, is due primarily to nature rather than nurture, as implied by the title of his earliest and most famous work, Hereditary Genius (1869). In a paper on twins, he declared that ‘there is no escape from the conclusion that nature prevails enormously over nurture’ (1875. p. 404).

The Organisation of Academic Work. By P. M. Blau. 2nd edn, pp. 310. (Transaction, New Brunswick, 1994.) £13.95.
Colin Binns
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31 July 2008, pp. 379-380
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Human Sex Determination. An Historical Review and Synthesis. By Ronald Wells. Pp. 244. (Riverlea, Tharwa, Australia, 1990.)
Elena Godina
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31 July 2008, pp. 255-256
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JBS volume 28 issue 2 Cover and Front matter
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The Future of Low Birth Weight Populations. By Lincoln H. Day. pp. 186. (Routledge, London, 1992).
D. F. Roberts
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31 July 2008, pp. 380-382
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Issues in Fetal Medicine. Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Symposium of the Galton Institute, London, 1992. Edited by S. L. Barron & D. F. Roberts. Pp. 180. (Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1995.) £45.00.
S. J. Ulijaszek
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31 July 2008, pp. 126-127
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31 July 2008, pp. 607-611
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The Handbook of Children's Rights—Comparative Policy and Practice. Edited by B. Franklin. pp 248. (Routledge, London, 1995.)
C. Panter-Brick
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31 July 2008, pp. 382-383
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Volume 28 - October 1996

Session 4: Social and Group Differences

Group differences: is the good society impossible?

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Variations in Vietnamese marriages, births and infant deaths by months of the Julian calendar and years of the Vietnamese and Chinese astrological calendars

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Growing Up With Alcohol. By Emma Fossey. Pp. 247. (Routledge, London, 1994.) £40.00 (hardback); £13.99 (paperback).

Auxology '94. Children and Youth at the End of the 20th Century. Edited by O. G. Eiben. Pp. 646. (ITC Plantin, Budapest, 1994.) Paperback.

Microevolution of the South American Aymara People. By Manuela Dittmar. Pp. 535. (Hansel-Hohenhausen, Egelsbach, 1994.) Dm. 110.00.

Session 4: Social and Group Differences

What genetic research on intelligence tells us about the environment

Book reviews

The Organisation of Academic Work. By P. M. Blau. 2nd edn, pp. 310. (Transaction, New Brunswick, 1994.) £13.95.

Human Sex Determination. An Historical Review and Synthesis. By Ronald Wells. Pp. 244. (Riverlea, Tharwa, Australia, 1990.)

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JBS volume 28 issue 2 Cover and Front matter

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The Future of Low Birth Weight Populations. By Lincoln H. Day. pp. 186. (Routledge, London, 1992).

Issues in Fetal Medicine. Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Symposium of the Galton Institute, London, 1992. Edited by S. L. Barron & D. F. Roberts. Pp. 180. (Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1995.) £45.00.

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