TY  - BOOK
AU  - Herrnstein,Richard J.
AU  - Murray,Charles A.
TI  - The bell curve: intelligence and class structure in American life
SN  - 0029146739
AV  - BF431 .H398 1994
U1  - 305.9/082 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - New York
PB  - Free Press
KW  - Intellect
KW  - Local
KW  - Educational psychology
KW  - Intelligence levels
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Nature and nurture
KW  - Humans
KW  - Intelligence
N1  - 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
ER  -