Family of Origin and Cohort Differences in Verbal Ability.

Alwin, Duane F.

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ERIC Number: EJ435248

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Publication Date: 1991

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Family of Origin and Cohort Differences in Verbal Ability.

Alwin, Duane F.

American Sociological Review, v56 n5 p625-38 Oct 1991

Data from nine representative U.S. population samples in the General Social Survey data file for 1974 through 1990 confirm systematic declines in verbal scores for cohorts born after World War II, with the trend beginning earlier. The importance of social change must be acknowledged in trend analysis. (SLD)

Descriptors: Blacks, Cohort Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies, Educational Trends, Family Characteristics, National Surveys, Racial Differences, Scores, Social Change, Social Influences, Sociocultural Patterns, Test Score Decline, Trend Analysis, Verbal Ability, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Social Survey

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IES Cited: ED451380

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