Review of Sex differences in school children

Abstract

Reviews the book, Sex differences in school children by E. A. Lincoln (1927). The reviewer states that Dr. Lincoln presents in this book summaries of a number of previous studies of sex differences and additional data which he has accumulated in his own work. The sexes are compared with respect to physical development, mental development, school accomplishment, and variability. The critical analysis of previous efforts in this field are interesting and valuable. The new material is based upon a large number of measurements, and has been thoroughly analyzed from many angles. According to the reviewer, perhaps the most interesting study is that of variability in which the author finds little to support the theory that the preponderance of eminent males over eminent females is due to the greater variability of the males. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)