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Peer reviewedAlwin, Duane F. – American Sociological Review, 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
