Now that's odd. In the early 2000s I received unsolicited in the mail
a copy of Rushton's paperback "Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A
Life History Perspective" (2nd Special Abridged Edition). I just checked
the index and there is no mention of altruism. In contrast, there are 14
entries for "Sexuality". I quote from one of these entries:
|...Condom size can affect whether one is used, so agencies take note
|of penis size when they give out condoms. The World Health
|Organization Guidelines specify a 49-mm-width condom for Asia,
|a 52-mm-width for North America and Europe, and a 53-mm-width
|for Africa. China is now making its own condoms -- 49 mm.
|
| Race differences in testicle size have also been measures (Asians=9
|grams, Europeans=21 g). This is not just because Europeans have a
|slightly larger body size. The difference is too large. A 1989 article
|in Nature, the leading British science magazine, said that the difference
|in testicle size could mean that Whites makes two times as many sperm
|per day as do Orientals. So far, we have no information on the relative
|size of Blacks. (p42).
One gets the impression that, on the basis of Rushton's remarks, someone
got busy measuring African-American and African male ball sacks.
The prediction, I imagine, is that they would have the biggest ones of all,
given Rushton's claim that there is a negative correlation between penis
size and sexuality with intelligence.
Which area of study by Rushton, his study of altruism or the relationship
of the size of peoples' genitalia to intelligence will have the longest
influence?
Hard to say but one recent article might provide a clue:
Richard Lynn, (2012) Rushton's r-K life history theory of race
differences in penis length and circumference examined
in 113 populations, Personality and Individual Differences,
Available online 12 March 2012, ISSN 0191-8869, 10.1016/j.paid.2012.02.016.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886912000852)
Abstract: Rushton's (1985, 2000) r-K life history theory
that Mongoloids are the most K evolved, Caucasoids somewhat
less K evolved, and Negroids the least K evolved is examined
and extended in an analysis of data for erect penis length
and circumference in two new data sets. These new data extend
Rushton's theory by presenting disaggregated data for penis
size for European and North African/South Asian Caucasoids;
for East Asian and Southeast Asian Mongoloids; for Inuit and
Amerindians and Mestizos, and for thirteen mixed race samples.
The results generally confirm and extend Rushton's r-K life
history theory.
Keywords: Race; Penis length; r-K Life theory; Intelligence
Yes, Rushton should probably be remembered for than his interest
in altruism, just like <insert name of your favorite dictator/mass
murderer/etc>
should be remembered for more than just their "indiscretions".
-Mike Palij
New York University
[email protected]
P.S. Anthony Bogart, another Canadian researcher and colleague
of Rushton, has discovered that homosexual men have longer
you-know-whats than straight men but don't take my word for it,
see this popular media account:
http://www.salon.com/1999/11/04/size/
and the original research report here:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1018780108597?LI=true
What possible conclusions might one reach on the basis of such research?
(1) This is consistent with the notion that gays are hypersexual, since
having
a longer thingamajig inevitably leads to being more sexually active
or
(2) Don't believe a guy when you ask him how long his Johnson is. Use
reliable and valid measurement techniques even if you have to give some
participants Viagara first.
------------ Original Message -------------
On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:34:47 -0800, Jim Clark wrote:
Hi
Sorry to hear about Phil Rushton having died. Despite his more notorious
ideas
and his appearing on Geraldo, he probably deserves to be remembered for
more.
Here's one summary of his research on Altruism, for example.
https://lesacreduprintemps19.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/j-p-rushtons-contributions-to-the-study-of-altruism.pdf
"Lilienfeld, Scott O" <[email protected]> 19-Dec-12 3:40 PM >>>
Actually, Rushton passed away fairly recently..Scott
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