Book reviews and notices

The Comparative Abilities of White and Negro Children. By Joseph Peterson (Comparative Psychology Monograph, No. 5, George Peabody College for Teachers). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 1923. Price, $2.25.

Statistical Method. By Trumak L. Kelly (Stanford University). New York: The Macmillan Co., 1923. Pp. 3d + 390.

Psychology for Students of Education. By Arthur I. Gates (Teachers College). New York: The Macmillan Co., 1923. Pp. xvi + 489.

Elements of Retailing. By Ruth Leigh (Mrs. Sclater). New York: D. Apple‐ton & Co., 1923. Pp. ix + 385.

Social Science for Teachers. By C. E. Martz (Cleveland School of Education) and J. A. Kinneman (State Normal School, West Chester, Pa.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1923. Pp. xii + 340. Price, $1.90.

Economics of the Household. By Benjamin E. Andrews. New York: Macmillan Co., 1923. Pp. 609.

The Boy's Own Book of Great Inventions. By Floyd H. Darrow. New York: Macmillan Co., 1923. Pp. ix + 385. Price, $1.75.

The Boy's Own Book of Science. By Floyd H. Darrow. New York: Macmillan Co., 1923. Pp. ix + 331. Price, $2.50.

Human Geography, by Grades. By James Faiegrieve and Ernest Young. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1923.     

Moving on (part 1): The physics of power and curriculum history

This is the first of two papers that map (dis)continuities in notions of power from Aristotle to Newton to Foucault. They trace the ways in which bio-physical conceptions of power became paraphrased in social science and deployed in educational discourse on the child and curriculum from post-Newtonian times to the present. The analyses suggest that, amid ruptures in the definition, role, location and meaning given 'power' historically in various 'physical' and 'social' cosmologies, the naming of 'power' has been dependent on 'physics', on the theorization of motion across 'Western' sciences. This first paper examines some (dis)continuities in regard to histories of motion and power from Aristotelian 'natural science' to Newtonian mechanics.     

Stereotypes of Aging: Their Effects on the Health of Seniors in North American Society

Seniors are routinely subjected to negative stereotypes regarding their physical and cognitive abilities. The power and prevalence of cultural stereotypes of aging essentially results in a “double-whammy” to seniors. First, they influence the way that seniors are treated by society. Second, cultural stereotypes affect how seniors see themselves. The ramifications here are important, for research suggests that stereotypes influence decisions to engage in cognitive and physical activity, the ability to recover from disease and, ultimately, the length and quality of life. Considering the demographic trends in North America, finding ways to effectively minimize and counteract the most negative stereotypes remains a pressing social concern.