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Gillborn, David – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
Derrick Bell's thesis, that racism is a permanent feature of society, is frequently misrepresented by detractors as signaling a view of racism as monolithic--bold, obvious, and unchanging. This paper argues that critical race theory [CRT] reveals a very different understanding of racism as relentless, yet fluid, and quick to morph depending on…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Achievement Gap, Racial Differences
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Lynn, Richard; Van Court, Marian – Intelligence, 2004
Data from the General Social Survey (GSS) collected in the years 1990-1996 are examined for the relationship between fertility and intelligence as measured by vocabulary. The results show that the relation between fertility and intelligence has been consistently negative for successive birth cohorts from to 1900 to 1979, indicating the presence of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Skills, Cohort Analysis, Birth Rate, Correlation
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Loehlin, John C. – American Psychologist, 1997
Argues against the presence of dysgenic trends for IQ on the basis of absence of change in the differences between various groups. Illustrates this with an example of the numbers of children born to Black and to White women at different educational levels. Discusses the effects, mechanisms, and implications of dysgenesis for IQ. (MMU)
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Females, Genetics
Voyat, Gilbert – Saturday Rev, 1969
From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Environmental Influences