Ethnic and Environmental Influences on Mental Abilities.

Marjoribanks, Kevin

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ERIC Number: EJ062761

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Publication Date: 1972

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Ethnic and Environmental Influences on Mental Abilities

Marjoribanks, Kevin

American Journal of Sociology, 72, 2, 323-337, Sep 72

In this study, the relationship between a refined measure of the learning environment of the home and the levels and profiles of a set of mental ability scores of children from five Canadian ethnic groups was examined. Significant group differences persisted in the verbal, number, and reasoning scores. (Author/JMB)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Cultural Background, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Groups, Family Influence, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Social Influences

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