  urlLink Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:55 am&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Post subject: urlLink urlLink urlLink The research in the 1994 book, 'The Bell Curve' would seem to support my basis for Democratic Aristarchy. urlLink http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eintell/bellcurve.shtml &nbsp; &nbsp;Part 2 (Chapters 5-12) of the book addresses social groups at the low end of the cognitive ability spectrum.
Assertions are made, and conclusions reached, concerning the propensity of people involved in anti-social or otherwise undesirable behavior or situations to be below average when measured for cognitive ability. The conclusions reached are summarized as follows: &nbsp; Poverty - Low IQ is a strong precursor of poverty, even more so than the socioeconomic conditions in which people grow up. &nbsp; Schooling - Low IQ raises the likelihood of dropping out of school before completing high school, and decreases the likelihood of attaining a college degree. &nbsp; Unemployment, Idleness and Injury - Low IQ is associated with persons who are unemployed, injured often, or idle (removed themselves from the workforce).
&nbsp; Family Matters - Low IQ correlates with high rates of divorce, lower rates of marriage, and higher rates of illegitimate births, &nbsp; Welfare Dependency - Low IQ increases the chances of chronic welfare dependency. &nbsp; Parenting - Low IQ of mothers correlates with low birth weight babies, a childís poor motor skill and social development, and childrenís behavioral problems from age 4 and up. &nbsp; Crime - Low IQ increases the risk of criminal behavior. &nbsp; Civility and Citizenship - Low IQ people vote least and care least about political issues. 
