1 The Black-White Test Score Gap: An Introduction 1
PART I Test Bias, Heredity, and Home Environment 53
2 Racial Bias in Testing 55
3 Race, Genetics, and IQ 86
4 Family Background, Parenting Practices, and the Black-White Test Score Gap 103
PART II How and Why the Gap Has Changed 147
5 Black-White Test Score Convergence since 1965 149
6 Why Did the Black-White Score Gap Narrow in the 1970s and 1980s? 182
PART III The Impact of Schools and Culture 227
7 Does the Black-White Test Score Gap Widen after Children Enter School? 229
8 Teachers’Perceptions and Expectations and the Black-White Test Score Gap 273
9 Can Schools Narrow the Black-White Test Score Gap? 318
10 The Burden of "Acting White": Do Black Adolescents Disparage Academic Achievement? 375
11 Stereotype Threat and the Test Performance of Academically Successful African Americans 401
PART IV Do Test Scores Matter? 429
12 Racial and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions 431
13 Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores, Race, and Academic Performance in Selective Colleges and Universities 457
14 Basic Skills and the Black-White Earnings Gap 480
PART V Commentary 499
15 The Role of the Environment in the Black-White Test Score Gap 501
Contributors 511
Index 513