The thesis from a sociological–cultural point of view examines the issue of subjective interpretation of the results of intelligence tests in connection with race. Intelligence tests have become quite widespread and popular since their development, and the results of intelligence tests are given a lot of weight in certain countries and cases, which can have a strong impact on an individual. Tests are a product of Western cultures (those that are widespread and in majority use were created in France, Great Britain, and the United States of America) and despite the possible effort to be as objective and credible as possible, it is not possible to assess an individual's intelligence independently of the environment and the culture in which he was raised. The problem of interpretations of the results of intelligence tests is also that classifications are still in use, which are proven to be inadequate and incorrect today. One of these classifications is related to race – some look for similarities and flaws in the interpretation of intelligence test results and generalize conclusions based on the racial group. Race does not exist as an objectively existing biological entity; it is a social construct and is not valid enough to classify based on it. I started the discussion of the thesis by analysing the primary and secondary sources of sociologists, anthropologists, and psychologists who researched the problematic nature of subjective interpretations of intelligence test results in relation to race.
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