Marcela: You are touching the tip of the iceberg. I was reading Andrew Sullivan blog today and a response talks about some of the same research that I have seen in my research and the research of some of my colleagues. The research indicates that oppressed minorities are traditionally lower 20-30 points lower in their homeland and their scores soar when out of that environment which is why Muslims in France and Christians in Nigeria score better when they come to the US away from the deadly oppression of death. Chris -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Marcela Musgrove Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:08 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] racist comments by James Watson? Oh wow. This article was a very interesting read, especially after all the research I have been doing into biopsychiatry and the fieldwork I have just completed which showed me how much it is being abused in the current American mental health system. I have met a fair number of people with diagnoses on the autistic spectrum or with schizophrenia and the way Watson talks about these conditions exclusively in terms of genetics is chilling in terms of its potential for reviving the eugenics movement. I am currently reading "The War Against Children of Color: Psychiatry Targets Inner-City Youth" by Dr. Peter Breggin which talks about how some of the anti-violence research that was planned during the 90s was going to target intervention with African-American children to start them on psychiatric drugs as early as 4 years old in order to supposedly curb crime and violence. Marcela _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/