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Who gets ahead? : the determinants of economic success in America / by Christopher Jencks, Susan Bartlett [and others].
Author
Jencks, Christopher
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Basic Books, ©1979.
Description
xv, 397 pages ; 24 cm
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HF5386.J39
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Success
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Education
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Economic aspects
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United States
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United States
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Economic conditions
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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.
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ISBN
0465091822
9780465091829
LCCN
78019809
OCLC
4835247
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