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“Gardens, Age and Generation in Children’s Picturebooks”

Anglo Saxonica
Children’s literature is inherently a dialogue between child and adult, or more broadly, those at different stages of the life course. Bringing age studies and studies of children’s literature together, this article considers how children’s literature ...
Katsura Sako, Sarah Falcus
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Grandparents raising grandchildren: support and resource-related issues

Master of ScienceDepartment of Family Studies Human ServicesRick J. ScheidtCurrently in the United States there are 2.7 million grandparent caregivers caring for 5.4 million grandchildren, with 883,386 of these grandparents caring for their grandchildren
Jobe, John Andrew
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All In The Extended Family: Grandparents and College Attendance [PDF]

Previous work on social interactions has analyzed the effects of nuclear family, peer, school, and neighborhood characteristics. None has previously demonstrated that grandparents also alter grandchildren's schooling independently of parents.
Linda Loury
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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
wiley   +1 more source

Class Ruptures and Openings: The Role of Social and Family History in Narratives on Class Mobility and Reproduction

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
wiley   +1 more source

How kin help with parental investments

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Aliya Hamid Rao
wiley   +1 more source

Education, Skills, and Intergenerational Inequality in Status Attainment: Causal Mediation Analysis and Typology of 23 OECD Countries

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars have long investigated intergenerational inequality, with attention to the associations among social origins, education, and socio‐economic destinations: the so‐called OED triangle. Meanwhile, recent research highlights distinct roles of education and skills in status attainment.
Satoshi Araki
wiley   +1 more source

How investors account for the quick and the dead

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Frederick F. Wherry
wiley   +1 more source

From Employment Exit to Occupational Reallocation: Child Penalties in Vietnam*

Economic Record, EarlyView.
This study provides new evidence on the magnitude, heterogeneity and mechanisms of the child penalties in Vietnam. Using Labour Force Survey data (2010–2020) and a pseudo‐event study design, we focus on working‐age individuals who experienced their first childbirth between ages 20 and 45. Guided by a conceptual framework, we examine the extent to which
Hang Anh Nguyen, Martin O'Brien, Alfredo Paloyo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grandparents and Grief [PDF]

Innovation in Aging, 2018
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