Class, but Not Race, Differences Are Real

Reviews the book, Intellectual and Personality Characteristics of Children: Social-Class and Ethnic-Group Differences by Regina Yando, Victoria Seitz, and Edward Zigler (1979). The study reported in this book is an attempt to shed light on the complexities involved in the question of how social class and race affect performance on cognitive measures. The authors have designed two studies in an attempt to disentangle the variables of social class, race, and IQ. Comparisons among the "matched" groups are intended to reveal any social class or race differences that remain after controlling IQ variation. The comparisons outlined are made for a couple of dozen variables. The measures were chosen to get at a variety of variables believed to be moderators of the relationship between social class and IQ. The many comparisons among the two sets of four groups studied reveal important generalizations. This small book will make a large contribution to education and psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)