Brains, Brawn, or Beauty: Adolescent Attitudes toward Three Superlatives.

Schroeder-Davis, Stephen J.

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ERIC Number: EJ585736

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Publication Date: 1999

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Brains, Brawn, or Beauty: Adolescent Attitudes toward Three Superlatives.

Schroeder-Davis, Stephen J.

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, v10 n3 p134-47 Spr 1999

Analysis of the essays of 3,514 Minnesota secondary students indicated that the majority (53.8%) would choose to be the smartest student in their class rather than the best-looking or the most athletic. Content analysis data, however, suggested significant awareness of an anti-intellectual stigma advanced by peers. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Gifted, Intelligence Differences, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Social Bias, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota

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