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| ERIC #: | EJ514023 |
| Title: | A Synopsis of Herrnstein and Murray's "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life" (New York, Free Press, 1994). |
| Authors: | Belke, Terry W. |
| Descriptors: | Cognitive Ability; Elementary Secondary Education; Heredity; Higher Education; Intelligence Differences; Intelligence Quotient; Lower Class; Nature Nurture Controversy; Public Policy; Racial Differences; Social Class; Social Stratification |
| Source: | Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v41 n3 p238-56 Sep 1995 |
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| Publication Date: | 1995-00-00 |
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| Pub Types: | Information Analyses; Journal Articles |
| Abstract: | Neutral summary of "The Bell Curve" (Herrnstein and Murray) by a former student of Herrnstein. Focuses on the emergence of a cognitive elite in the United States; relationships between IQ and poverty, educational attainment, unemployment, divorce, illegitimacy, welfare dependency, parenting competence, criminal behaviors, and voting; racial and ethnic differences in IQ; and implications for education and public policy. (SV) |
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| Note: | Theme issue title: Canadian Perspectives on "The Bell Curve." |
| Identifiers: | Bell Curve (Herrnstein and Murray) |
| Record Type: | Journal |
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| ISSN: | ISSN-0002-4805 |
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| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education |
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