On the adequacy of M/H's SES measure, I know list member Bill Dickens
has done a lot of work on this. He revised their measure to include
more information. Better if Bill summarizes, but on the whole I'd say
he concluded that M/H's SES moderately understates the importance of
SES, but intelligence still matters a great deal.
On the other hand, as behavioral geneticists (and Chris?) will point
out, since SES partially reflects genotype, this measure *understates*
the real importance of intelligence.
--
Prof. Bryan Caplan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan
"We may be dissatisfied with television for two quite different
reasons: because our set does not work, or because we dislike
the program we are receiving. Similarly, we may be dissatisfied
with ourselves for two quite different reasons: because our body
does not work (bodily illness), or because we dislike our
conduct (mental illness)."
--Thomas Szasz, *The Untamed Tongue*
