Explore how intellect, environment, and opportunity intersect in the study of young women .
This rigorous examination compares delinquent girls with peers from college, work, and domestic service to understand intelligence and its relation to life outcomes.
This scholarly work surveys test results, methodologies, and interpretations from a 1914 study. It presents multiple group comparisons, detailing how age, education, and social setting influence measured abilities. The book emphasizes that criminal behavior does not neatly track with intellectual capacity and highlights the complexities behind labeling and diagnosing young women in the justice system.
- Learn about the four groups studied: delinquent youths, college students, evening-class learners, and domestic workers.
- See how different cognitive tests and moral judgments were used to gauge intellectual status.
- Understand how authors interpret results to challenge assumptions about feeblemindedness and delinquency.
- Review the historical context of early 20th‑century psychology, probation, and settlement work.
Ideal for readers of educational psychology, social work history, and readers seeking a window into early IQ testing and its application to delinquency.