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

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Smeeding, Timothy M., editor.
Jäntti, Markus, 1966- editor.
Erikson, Robert, 1938- editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social mobility.
Generations--Economic aspects.
Generations.
Families--Longitudinal studies.
Families.
Cost and standard of living.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (392 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Americans like to believe that theirs is the land of opportunity, but the hard facts are that children born into poor families in the United States tend to stay poor and children born into wealthy families generally stay rich.
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:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-61044-754-9
OCLC:
861793300

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