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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

The Role of Fathers in the Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity. [PDF]

Curr Obes Rep
Landry MJ, Parker JJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Immigration Background and the Intergenerational Correlation in Education [PDF]

This paper analyzes the degree of intergenerational education mobility among immigrant and native-born youth in Australia. We find that young Australians from non-English-speaking background (NESB) immigrant families have an educational advantage over ...
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., Nguyen, Trong-Ha
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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

Genetic nurture in intergenerational transmission of substance use. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Luo M, Trindade Pons V, Gillespie NA, van Loo HM.   +3 more
europepmc   +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

Differences in Family Policies and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce

Demographic Research, 2002
The intergenerational transmission of the risk of divorce is a well-known long-term effect of divorce that has been found in many Western societies.
doaj  

The Intergenerational Transmission of Worklessness in the UK [PDF]

This research analyses the magnitude of the intergenerational correlation in worklessness in the UK using the two British birth cohorts. By using the British Cohort Study of those born in 1970, the magnitude of the intergenerational correlation of ...
Lindsey Macmillan
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The wider network of social relationships and desistance from crime

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior research has focused on marriage as a key relationship associated with crime cessation. Yet particularly within the contemporary context, relationships with parents, peers, and other family members may also foster or inhibit progress toward desistance.
Peggy C. Giordano, Jennifer E. Copp, Megan Swinehart, Wendy D. Manning, Monica A. Longmore   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The intergenerational transmission of reflective functioning in adoptive families: A prospective study from pre-adoption to early adolescence. [PDF]

Infant Ment Health J
Fiore S, Luyten P, Soenens B, Malcorps S, Ensink K, Vliegen N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source