Who gets ahead? : the determinants of economic success in America / by Christopher Jencks, Susan Bartlett [and others].

Author
Jencks, Christopher [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Basic Books, ©1979.
Description
xv, 397 pages ; 24 cm

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      Notes
      • A revised version of The effects of family background, test scores, personality traits, and schooling on economic success by C. Jencks and L. Rainwater published by the National Technical Information Service, 1977.
      • Includes index.
      Bibliographic references
      Bibliography: p. 379-387.
      Contents
      • Methods
      • The effects of family background
      • ... of academic ability
      • ... of noncognitive traits
      • ... of education
      • ... of race on earnings
      • Who gets ahead: a summary
      • Individual earnings and family income
      • Do different surveys yield similar results?
      • The effects of research style
      • Who gets ahead? and inequality: a comparison.
      ISBN
      • 0465091822
      • 9780465091829
      LCCN
      78019809
      OCLC
      4835247
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