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J. Philippe Rushton

J. Philippe Rushton

Canadian Psychologist

Born: Dec 3, 1943

Died: Oct 2, 2012

Canada Differences Each Group People Race

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I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943. J. Philippe Rushton

Born England

We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places. J. Philippe Rushton

School South Africa Later Several South Canada Africa Places

A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species. J. Philippe Rushton

Variety Term Race Species

Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups. J. Philippe Rushton

Group Other Several More Takes Generations Individuals Over New Frequently Than Reproduce Formation Place Race Themselves Groups Among

Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such. J. Philippe Rushton

Group Vary Individuals Course Within Greatly Racial Should Each Treated

Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective. J. Philippe Rushton

Those Definitions Arbitrary Argue Concept Subjective Race

To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic. J. Philippe Rushton

Validity Unrealistic Deny Predictive Race Level

The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally. J. Philippe Rushton

Achievement Increasingly Valid States Economic Countries Within Prove Educational Been Canada Pattern Mean Found United Internationally United States

Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if all people were treated the same, most average race differences would not disappear. J. Philippe Rushton

People Differences All People Would Follows Data Disappear Most Conclusion Were Same Race Average Many Alarming Treated Startling

Sometimes it is claimed by those who argue that race is just a social construct that the human genome project shows that because people share roughly 99% of their genes in common, that there are no races. This is silly. J. Philippe Rushton

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