The Pecking Order: Which Siblings Succeed and Why

Conley, Dalton

ISBN 10: 0375421742 / ISBN 13: 9780375421747

Editore: Pantheon, 2004

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Riassunto:

A study of how American families create and mirror economic inequality reveals how specific factors such as genetics, birth order, gender, and race contribute to the successes and failures of children within a family.

Informazioni sugli autori: Dalton Conley is director of the Center for Advanced Social Science Research and professor of sociology and public policy at New York University. He is also adjunct professor of community medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Dalton Conley is director of the Center for Advanced Social Science Research and professor of sociology and public policy at New York University. He is also adjunct professor of community medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Salon, among other publications. His previous books include Honky and Being Black, Living in the Red: Race, Wealth, and Social Policy in America. Conley lives in New York City.

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Titolo: The Pecking Order: Which Siblings Succeed ...
Casa editrice: Pantheon
Data di pubblicazione: 2004
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: very_good