1. Maximizing intelligence
Four propositions about intelligence
The ten most important risk factors
2. The nature and importance of intelligence
Definition and measurement of intelligence
The nature and malleability of intelligence
3. The risk factors for intelligence
Evidence for the risk factors
The sequence of risk factors
Risk factors after birth or conception
Environmental risk factors before birth
Summary of the risk factors for intelligence
4. Race, family, and intelligence
Racial differences in IQ and achievement
Racial differences in risk factors
Racial differences in schooling
5. Agents of change for intelligence
Families and early intervention strategies
6. The outlook for maximizing intelligence
An integrated theory of intelligence
Maximizing whose intelligence?
Policy approaches for maximizing intelligence.
