Unequal Chances : Family Background and Economic Success.

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Is the United States "the land of equal opportunity" or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? And if the processes that transmit economic status from parent to child are un...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bowles, Samuel
Other Authors: Gintis, Herbert, Osborne Groves, Melissa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Equality > Psychological aspects > Congresses.
Families > Economic aspects > Congresses.
Income distribution > Social aspects > Congresses.
Inheritance and succession > Social aspects > Congresses.
Social mobility > Psychological aspects > Congresses.
Social status > Psychological aspects > Congresses.
Business.
Familles > Aspect économique > Congrès.
Revenu > Répartition > Aspect social > Congrès.
Successions et héritages > Aspect social > Congrès.
Mobilité sociale > Aspect psychologique > Congrès.
Statut social > Aspect psychologique > Congrès.
Affaires.
businesses (business enterprises)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Equality > Psychological aspects.
Families > Economic aspects.
Income distribution > Social aspects.
Inheritance and succession > Social aspects.
Social mobility > Psychological aspects.
Social status > Psychological aspects.
Conference papers and proceedings.
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