A STUDY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GIFTED CHILDREN FROM UPPER AND LOWER STATUS COMMUNITIES.

The article presents a study of gifted children in Cleveland, Ohio examining multiple superiority generally associated with individuals of high intelligence and its relation to socio-economic status. The gifted children selected for participation in the research project were drawn from communities defined as upper and lower status within the urban area. More lower status gifted children than upper status gifted children usually played outdoors. A factor contributing to the upper status emphasis on reading is the availability of books in the home. Differences in the kind of reading books chosen were noted in responses from the two groups. The evidence demonstrates that among children with unusual mental ability important differences do exist.