The bell curve intelligence and class structure in American life
Richard J. Herrnstein, Charles Murray.
- New York Free Press c1994.
- xxvi, 845 p. ill. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 775-832) and index.
Cognitive class and education, 1900-1990 -- Cognitive partitioning by occupation -- The economic pressure to partition -- Steeper ladders, narrower gates -- Poverty -- Schooling -- Unemployment, idleness, and injury -- Family matters -- Welfare dependency -- Parenting -- Crime -- Civility and citizenship -- Ethnic differences in cognitive ability -- Ethnic inequalities in relation to IQ -- The demography of intelligence -- Social behavior and the prevalence of low cognitive ability -- Raising cognitive ability -- The leveling of American education -- Affirmative action in higher education -- Affirmative action in the workplace -- The way we are headed -- A place for everyone.
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Intellect Educational psychology Intelligence levels--Social aspects--United States. Intelligence levels--United States. Nature and nurture