RUSHTON CLAIMS FAMILY STRUCTURE AFFECTED BY RACE/GENETICS
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J. P. Rushton [rushton@julian.uwo.ca]
In response to Peter Frost's query:


One source Peter Frost might like to consult for references and theory
is my Race, evolution, and Behavior (third Edition now available from
amazon.com). The 1965 Moynihan Report was updated by Jaynes and Williams
(1989, A Common Destiny, National Academy Press, DC) showing the
instability of the Black family had doubled and tripled. while one out
of two white families will end in divorce, two out of three black
marriages will eventiually dissolve. Out of wedlock biths have increased
among whites from 2% in 1960 to 8% in 1982 whereas among Blacks it rose
from 22% to 52% in same period. A family pattern similar to Black
Americans is found in Africa south of the Sahara and in the caribbean so
it is not due to slavery or particulars of U.S. (see Draper, 1989, in
Ethology and Sociobiology). Similar pattern is emerging here in Canada
and in Britain.


The pattern is due partly to genetic effects (although culture obviously
plays a role) and may be mediated by hormones like testosterone and
psychologically through extraverted and disruptive personlities. East
Asians (once again) are at the other end of the continuum with Whites
intermediate. The pattern may also medaite the AIDS/HIV figures
throughout the US (Blacks now have 2% of their population infected),
Caribbeans (2.1% on average with haiti nearly 6%, i.e. African levels),
and Africa is 8% with some countries like South Africa 20% infected.


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J. Philippe Rushton
Department of Psychology
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario Canada N6A 5C2
Telephone: (519) 661-3685
http://www.sscl.uwo.ca/psychology/faculty/rushton.html