> > > really? What if I asked you about the ingredients for a tamale? > > > > > > > Being that both sides of my family hail from Mosquero, NM I think I'd > > probably pass :) > > How convenient. Especially when you've gone on at great length about > your backgound of urban poverty. But fine, suppose that's true -- What > about every else here whose family doesn't -- are they stupid? Are you > really saying there is no such thing as cultural bias in an IQ test?
I'm coming into this thread a little late but I have to ask - what the heck does the ability to recite the components of a recipe have to do with IQ? On the point of cultural bias, I'll through this little nugget out - though I'm not sure if it's been covered. There are cultures, even in the US, where higher education is looked down upon. My mother works to promote college programs in rural Oklahoma, pointing prospective students to grants and scholarships they can qualify for if only they apply. Amazingly enough there are several areas where the parents are more likely to be in opposition comes from family, either because the child would be moving away from the "family business" or out of their direct sphere of influence. There is also a disregard that some without high school or college have for family members who do. I could cite examples in my own family where this is the case but will refrain for a couple of reasons. Suffice to say that I've heard, "did you have to go to college to learn that?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245337 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
