Societal Consequences of the g Factor in Employment.

Gottfredson, Linda S.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Societal Consequences of the g Factor in Employment.

Gottfredson, Linda S.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v29 n3 p379-410 Dec 1986

Reviews and rebuts seven common arguments that intelligence (g) is of little or no practical importance in employment. Illustrates in several ways the profound effect that differences in intelligence in a work force may have on the structure and functioning of whole societies. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Employment Potential, Factor Analysis, Individual Differences, Intelligence, Social Differences, Social Status, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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