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Book Reviews: Freeman, R. B. The Over-Educated American. New York: Academic Press, 1975. pp. vii + 212. $12.00:

Book Reviews: Freeman, R. B. The Over-Educated American. New York: Academic Press, 1975. pp. vii... BOO K REVIEWS T o my great satisfaction, the very prescribed, closed, authoritarian attitude with which the book commences gradually changes toward a more optional, flexible approach as it proceeds, thus reinforcing its own message, defined in the final sentence: "The overall trend in the evolution of a science program that is truly individually guided should be in the direction of increased flexibility." FREEMAN, R. B. The Over-Educated American. New York: Academic Press, 1975. pp. vii + 212. $12.00 HARR Y F. SILBERMAN University of California, Los Angeles This is an excellent analysis of data from a wide range of sources that explains how the college labor market functions. The book examines the shift from the booming 1960's to the depressed conditions of the 1970's when the tide turned against college graduates whose incomes relative to that of high school graduates fell and who increasingly ended u p in nonprofessional, nonmanagerial positions an d pushing high school men out of white collar jobs. In response to the depressed market, the proportion of young men enrolling in college dropped off in all social groups, but the enrollments for women did not decline and continued to increase for young blacks and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

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American Educational Research Journal , Volume 14 (1): 2 – Nov 23, 2016
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BOO K REVIEWS T o my great satisfaction, the very prescribed, closed, authoritarian attitude with which the book commences gradually changes toward a more optional, flexible approach as it proceeds, thus reinforcing its own message, defined in the final sentence: "The overall trend in the evolution of a science program that is truly individually guided should be in the direction of increased flexibility." FREEMAN, R. B. The Over-Educated American. New York: Academic Press, 1975. pp. vii + 212. $12.00 HARR Y F. SILBERMAN University of California, Los Angeles This is an excellent analysis of data from a wide range of sources that explains how the college labor market functions. The book examines the shift from the booming 1960's to the depressed conditions of the 1970's when the tide turned against college graduates whose incomes relative to that of high school graduates fell and who increasingly ended u p in nonprofessional, nonmanagerial positions an d pushing high school men out of white collar jobs. In response to the depressed market, the proportion of young men enrolling in college dropped off in all social groups, but the enrollments for women did not decline and continued to increase for young blacks and

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