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

Other author Smeeding, Timothy M.
Other author Jäntti, Markus, 1966-
Other author Erikson, Robert, 1938-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2011.
Descriptionix, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

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.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formAufsatzsammlung.
LCCN 2011016973
ISBN9780871540317 (alk. paper)
ISBN0871540312 (alk. paper)

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