Table of Contents
A Note on Presentation xi
Introduction 1
Part I "Gender Is a Social Construct"
1 A Framework for Thinking About Sex Differences 19
2 Sex Differences in Personality 30
3 Sex Differences in Neurocognitive Functioning 44
4 Sex Differences in Educational and Vocational Choices 68
5 Sex Differences in the Brain 93
Part II "Race Is a Social Construct"
6 A Framework for Thinking About Race Differences 133
7 Genetic Distinctiveness Among Ancestral Populations 141
8 Evolution Since Humans Left Africa 158
9 The Landscape of Ancestral Population Differences 182
Part III "Class Is a Function of Privilege"
10 A Framework for Thinking About Heritability and Class 209
11 The Ubiquity of Heritability and the Small Role of the Shared Environment 218
12 Abilities, Personality, and Success 228
13 Constraints and Potentials 241
Part IV Looking Ahead
14 The Shape of the Revolution 273
15 Reflections and Speculations 294
Acknowledgments 321
Appendix 1 Statistics for People Who Are Sure They Can't Learn Statistics 323
Appendix 2 Sexual Dimorphism in Humans 337
Appendix 3 Sex Differences in Brain Volumes and Variance 351
Notes 373
References 451
Index 491