Schooling and Inequality from Generation to Generation.

Bowles, Samuel

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Publication Date: 1972

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Schooling and Inequality from Generation to Generation

Bowles, Samuel

Journal of Political Economy, 80, 3 pt 2, 219-251, May-Jun 72

Shows that substantial inequality of economic opportunity exists in the U.S. and that the educational system is a major vehicle for the transmission of economic status from one generation to the next. (RJ)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Income, Poverty Programs, Socioeconomic Background, Statistical Data

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