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April 4, 2017
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UMDPROFESSORSNEWBOOKWARNSAGAINSTTESTINGOBSESSION
Thenewbookdiscussesthedangersoftests
COLLEGEPARK,Md.Haveyoueverwonderedwhyoursocietyissoobsessedwith
tests?ShouldjobsaskfordrugtestsorshouldchildrentakeIQtests?F.AllanHanson,
professorofanthropologyatUniversityofMaryland,CollegePark,challengesthese
questionsinhisnewbookTestingTesting:SocialConsequencesoftheExaminedLife.
Hansonsbook,publishedbyUniversityofCaliforniaPress,discusseshow
Americasobsessionwithtestshasleftuswithunpleasantsideeffects.Hestrongly
advocatesfortheeliminationofdrugtests,intelligencetests,andintegritytests.
Hansonthinksthattestinghasmadeusintoasocietythatmeasureseachothers
selfworthandpersonalcharacteristicsduetoafewtestresults.TheAmerican
preoccupationwithtestinghasresultedinapanoplyoftechniquesdedicatedtoscanning,
probing,weighing,perusing,andrecordingeverylastdetailofourpersonaltraitsandlife
experiences,Hansonwarns.
Hisbookwilltouchonthefollowingtopicsandmore:
Collegeadmissionsaptitudetests.
IQTestsforchildren
Drugtestsforathletesandjobs
Liedetectortests
TolearnmoreHansonstheoryontestsandthesolutiontothisgrowingproblem,
checkoutTestingTesting:SocialConsequencesoftheExaminedLife,availablein
AdeleH.StampStudentUnionsbookstoretoday.
TolearnmoreaboutHansonandhisresearch,pleasevisit
https://anth.umd.edu/landing/Research.