The cognitive elite of a society, according to some social science researchers, are those having higher intelligence levels and thus better prospects for success in life. The development of a cognitive elite during the 20th century is presented in the book The Bell Curve written by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray and published by Free Press Paperbacks in 1996.

PropertyValue
dbpprop:abstract
  • The cognitive elite of a society, according to some social science researchers, are those having higher intelligence levels and thus better prospects for success in life. The development of a cognitive elite during the 20th century is presented in the book The Bell Curve written by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray and published by Free Press Paperbacks in 1996. The Bell Curve proposes that the cognitive elite has been produced by a more technological society which offers enough high skill jobs for those with a higher intelligence to fill. The Bell Curve also proposes that by removing race, gender or class as criteria the main criteria of success in academic and professional life is becoming primarily based on cognitive ability. Educational psychologist Linda Gottfredson wrote:
dbpprop:hasPhotoCollection
rdfs:comment
  • The cognitive elite of a society, according to some social science researchers, are those having higher intelligence levels and thus better prospects for success in life. The development of a cognitive elite during the 20th century is presented in the book The Bell Curve written by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray and published by Free Press Paperbacks in 1996.
rdfs:label
  • Cognitive elite
owl:sameAs
skos:subject
foaf:page