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Jackson, Margot I. – Social Forces, 2010
Existing research rarely examines the social consequences of poor childhood health from a longitudinal perspective. Using data from the British National Child Development Study, I follow a cohort from before birth through middle age to examine whether children's health limitations before and during the educational process predict occupational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Diseases, Disadvantaged
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Smith, A. Wade – Social Forces, 1981
Tests Myrdal's predictions about racial attitude change, using responses to questions on school desegregation from 16 surveys. Finds that, although there has been a 30 percent increase in tolerance of school desegregation since 1954, cohort and education subgroups maintain consistent differences among themselves, and regional differences dissipate…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cohort Analysis, Differences, Educational Attainment