Environmental effects on cognitive abilities

Contents: Preface. Part I: General Issues. J. Ogbu, P. Stern, Caste Status and Intellectual Development. B.H. Fiese, Family Matters: A Systems View of Family Effects on Children's Cognitive Health. R. Seifer, Socioeconomic Status, Multiple Risks, and Development of Intelligence. C.T. Ramey, S.L. Ramey, R.G. Lanzi, Intelligence and Experience. Part II: Public and Personal Health Issues. S. Grantham-McGregor, C. Ani, L. Fernald, The Role of Nutrition in Intellectual Development. D.C. Bellinger, H.F. Adams, Environmental Pollutant Exposures and Children's Cognitive Abilities. L.C. Mayes, T. Fahy, Prenatal Drug Exposure and Cognitive Development. K.J. Alcock, D.A.P. Bundy, The Impact of Infectious Disease on Cognitive Development. E.L. Grigorenko, The Invisible Danger: The Impact of Ionizing Radiation on Cognitive Development and Functioning. Part III: Work Environments. K. Christian, H.J. Bachman, F.J. Morrison, Schooling and Cognitive Development. K.W. Schaie, Y-L. Zuo, Family Environments and Adult Cognitive Functioning. C. Schooler, The Intellectual Effects of the Demands of the Work Environment. Part IV: Conclusions. R. Fernandez-Ballesteros, M. Juan-Espinosa, F-J. Abad, Sociohistorical Changes and Intelligence Gains. R.J. Sternberg, Epilogue: Is There a Heredity-Environment Paradox?