Persistence, privilege, and parenting : the comparative study of intergenerational mobility / Timothy M. Smeeding, Robert Erikson, and Markus Jantii, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smeeding, Timothy M.

Jäntii, Markus, 1966-

Erikson, Robert, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social mobility.

Generations--Economic aspects.

Generations.

Families--Longitudinal studies.

Families.

Cost and standard of living.

Physical Description:

ix, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]

Contents:

Introduction / Timothy M. Smeeding, Robert Erikson, and Markus Jäntti

Understanding the mechanisms behind intergenerational persistence : a comparison of the United States and Great Britain / Jo Blanden ... [et al.]

Economic mobility, family background, and the well-being of children in the United States and Canada / Miles Corak, Lori J. Curtis, and Shelley Phipps

Status attainment and wealth in the United States and Germany / Fabian T. Pfeffer

Occupations and social mobility : gradational, big-class, and micro-class reproduction in comparative perspective / Jan O. Jonsson ... [et al.]

Income-related gaps in school readiness in the United States and the United Kingdom / Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook

Economic deprivation in early childhood and adult attainment : comparative evidence from Norwegian Registry data and U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics / Greg J. Duncan ... [et al.]

Causal effects of parents' education on children's education / John Ermisch and Chiara Pronzato

Children's cognitive ability and parents' education : distinguishing the impact of mothers and fathers / John Jerrim and John Micklewright

Unequal giving : monetary gifts to children across countries and over time / Julie M. Zissimopoulos and James P. Smith

The role of social institutions in intergenerational mobility / Brian Nolan ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780871540317

0871540312

OCLC:

720899479