Persistence, privilege, and parenting : the comparative study of intergenerational mobility - Smeeding, Timothy M.; Jumlantti, Markus, 1966-; Erikson, Robert, 1938-; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2011)
Introduction / Timothy M. Smeeding, Robert Erikson, and Markus Jumlantti -- 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.].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Social mobility; Generations -- Economic aspects; Families -- Longitudinal studies; Cost and standard of living; Electronic books