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ERIC Number: EJ125305
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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The Effect of Social Class on Tolerance of Defeat
Guy, Rebecca F.; Allen, Donald E.
Social Forces, 54, 1, 160-165, Sep 75
In order to test the hypothesis that middle-class subjects will spend more time on a difficult task than will working class subjects, 40 adult white married females were randomly selected from two small towns in north-central Oklahoma and given independently and in random order a logico-manipulative task and a motor-manipulative task. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Adults, Aspiration, Females, Performance Factors, Psychological Patterns, Research Design, Research Methodology, Social Class, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status
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