Passing the torch does higher education for the disadvantaged pay off across the generations? /

Attewell, Paul A. (1949-....)

Passing the torch does higher education for the disadvantaged pay off across the generations? / [Texte imprimé] : Paul Attewell and David Lavin ; in collaboration with Thurston Domina and Tania Levey - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2007 - 1 vol. (XVIII-268 p.) ; 24 cm - American Sociological Association's Rose series in sociology . - Rose series in sociology (American sociological association, Washington) .

Index

Bibliogr. p. 241-258

Passing the torch: an overview -- Thirty years later: educational attainments -- How families fared: the college payoff -- Breaking the cycle of disadvantage: maternal education and children's success -- How college changes a mother's parenting and affects her children's educational outcomes -- Dads and neighborhoods: their contributions to children's success -- Mass higher education and its critics -- The bottom line: the difference that open admissions makes

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Youth with social disabilities Educational equalization College graduates Social mobility

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