ial workers who demonstrate high levels of interpersonal intelligence are given less. The social construction of intelligence can warp our perception of the usefulness of certain types of knowledge. It is my opinion that various patterns of intelligence should be accorded equal importance to ensure that human intelligence is allowed to evolve in all of its diverse manifestations. However, this type of social construction of intelligence transcends all other social constructs. That is that all ‘races’, for example, should demonstrate an equal distribution of all the patterns of intelligence. The current conceptions of what types of intelligence are most desirable can not be attributed to socially constructed groups such as race or gender. Therefore we are all subject to equal discrimination based on the type of intelligence in which we demonstrate the greatest aptitude. However, as I have already mentioned, the mere belief that a group is endowed with particular patterns of intelligence can influence development. The second dimension of intelligence that endows privileges is that of degree. Without relying on conventional IQ test to show that humans differ in levels of intelligence, it seems that life experience has taught us that we are not all as ‘intelligent’ regardless of what type of intelligence we are referring to. Some of the variance can be attributed to micro and macro environmental factors but for evolution to work ‘intelligence’ must be passed down from generation to generation. Therefore it seems reasonable to suggest that if all environmental factors were controlled we would still end up with varying degrees of intelligence across all populations. Viewed in these terms, intelligence seems to give a great deal of privilege quite arbitrarily. However, intelligence does not develop in a completely passive manner. We are not slaves to our environment or our genes. The development of intellige...
