Student union rejects academic's IQ claims
22 05 08 - 03:47 Elite universities are failing to recruit working-class students because IQ is, on average, determined by social class, according to an academic.Bruce Charlton, a reader in evolutionary psychiatry at Newcastle University, claims that the greater proportion of students from higher social classes at highly selective universities is not a sign of admissions prejudice but rather the result of simple meritocracy.
Student union leaders responded angrily to his claim, which was also dismissed by a minister.
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Why would the academic say that? Most likely because it is a fact. Why would the student union and the politician object? Because it goes against their political dogma.
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