Author:
Herrnstein, Richard J.
Imprint:New York : Free Press, c1994.
Descriptionxxvi, 845 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note: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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 775-832) and index.
Note:Recommended in Best Books for Academic Libraries ; Resources for College Libraries
