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

• TeilnehmendeR: Smeeding, Timothy M.,; Jantti, Markus, 1966-; Erikson, Robert, 1938-
• Place / Publishing House: New York : : Russell Sage Foundation,, [2011]; 2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 pages) :; illustrations

Table of Contents

Introduction / Timothy M. Smeeding, Robert Erikson, and Markus Jantti -- 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.].