The bell curve : intelligence and class structure in American life
Richard J. Herrnstein; Charles Murray
| Year of publication: |
1994
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| Authors: | Herrnstein, Richard J. ; Murray, Charles A. |
| Publisher: |
New York, NY [u.a] : Free Press |
| Subject: | Hochqualifizierte Arbeitskräfte | Highly skilled workers | Bildung | Education | Sozialstruktur | Social structure | USA | United States | Intelligenz |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] ; Description [edrev.asu.edu] |
| Extent: | XXVI, 845 Seiten graph. Darst 23 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Bibliografie enthalten ; Bibliography included |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | 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. |
| ISBN: | 0-02-914673-9 |
| Classification: | Physische Anthropologie ; Sozialstruktur: Sonstiges ; Differentielle Psychologie |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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