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Inequality : a reassessment of the effect of family and schooling in America, Christopher Jencks [and others]

Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 399 pages
Contents
  • From equal opportunity to equal rights
  • Inequality in the schools
  • Access to schools and colleges
  • Expenditure differences between schools and individuals
  • Access to privileged schoolmates
  • Access to fast classes and college curriculums
  • Inequality in cognitive skills
  • The nature and extent of cognitive inequality
  • What standardized tests measure
  • The stability of individual differences over time
  • Historical changes in Americans' test scores
  • The heredity/environment controversy
  • Genetic influences on test scores
  • The effects of family background
  • The effects of economic background
  • The effects of race
  • Schooling and cognitive inequality
  • The effects of school attendance
  • Differences between schools
  • The effects of school resources
  • The effects of segregation
  • The effects of training
  • A note on noncognitive traits
  • Inequality in educational attainment
  • Academic aptitude and academic credentials
  • The effects of school quality on educational attainment
  • The effects of high school resources
  • The effects of curriculum placement
  • Inequality in occupational status
  • Measuring occupational status
  • The inheritance of status
  • The effects of educational credentials
  • The effects of cognitive skills
  • The effects of school quality
  • Income inequality
  • The extent of income inequality
  • The effects of socio-economic background
  • The effects of credentials
  • The effects of occupation
  • Conclusions about income distribution
  • Inequality in job satisfaction
  • What is to be done?
  • Estimating the heritability of IQ scores
  • Studies of parents and children
  • Studies of children reared together
  • Studies of related children reared apart
  • Path models of intergenerational mobility
  • A layman's guide to statistical terms
Isbn
9780465032648
Instance
Label
Inequality : a reassessment of the effect of family and schooling in America
Title
Inequality
Title remainder
a reassessment of the effect of family and schooling in America
Statement of responsibility
Christopher Jencks [and others]
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Jencks, Christopher
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
  • LC205
  • LA210 .J4
LC item number
.J46
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • statistics
NLM call number
HM 146
NLM item number
J51i 1972
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Educational sociology
  • Sociology
  • Achievement
  • Family
  • Education
  • Démocratisation de l'enseignement
  • Sociologie de l'éducation
  • Sociologie de l'éducation
  • Démocratisation de l'enseignement
  • Educational sociology
  • Race relations
  • Onderwijs
  • Sociale ongelijkheid
  • Sociale klassen
  • Familie
  • Schule
  • Soziale Ungleichheit
  • Ungleichheit
  • Soziale Ungleichheit
  • Ungleichheit
  • Schule
  • Familie
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • USA
  • USA
Label
Inequality : a reassessment of the effect of family and schooling in America, Christopher Jencks [and others]
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. 359-381
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
From equal opportunity to equal rights -- Inequality in the schools -- Access to schools and colleges -- Expenditure differences between schools and individuals -- Access to privileged schoolmates -- Access to fast classes and college curriculums -- Inequality in cognitive skills -- The nature and extent of cognitive inequality -- What standardized tests measure -- The stability of individual differences over time -- Historical changes in Americans' test scores -- The heredity/environment controversy -- Genetic influences on test scores -- The effects of family background -- The effects of economic background -- The effects of race -- Schooling and cognitive inequality -- The effects of school attendance -- Differences between schools -- The effects of school resources -- The effects of segregation -- The effects of training -- A note on noncognitive traits -- Inequality in educational attainment -- Academic aptitude and academic credentials -- The effects of school quality on educational attainment -- The effects of high school resources -- The effects of curriculum placement -- Inequality in occupational status -- Measuring occupational status -- The inheritance of status -- The effects of educational credentials -- The effects of cognitive skills -- The effects of school quality -- Income inequality -- The extent of income inequality -- The effects of socio-economic background -- The effects of credentials -- The effects of occupation -- Conclusions about income distribution -- Inequality in job satisfaction -- What is to be done? -- Estimating the heritability of IQ scores -- Studies of parents and children -- Studies of children reared together -- Studies of related children reared apart -- Path models of intergenerational mobility -- A layman's guide to statistical terms
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xii, 399 pages
Isbn
9780465032648
Lccn
72089172
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)2695243
Label
Inequality : a reassessment of the effect of family and schooling in America, Christopher Jencks [and others]
Publication
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. 359-381
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
From equal opportunity to equal rights -- Inequality in the schools -- Access to schools and colleges -- Expenditure differences between schools and individuals -- Access to privileged schoolmates -- Access to fast classes and college curriculums -- Inequality in cognitive skills -- The nature and extent of cognitive inequality -- What standardized tests measure -- The stability of individual differences over time -- Historical changes in Americans' test scores -- The heredity/environment controversy -- Genetic influences on test scores -- The effects of family background -- The effects of economic background -- The effects of race -- Schooling and cognitive inequality -- The effects of school attendance -- Differences between schools -- The effects of school resources -- The effects of segregation -- The effects of training -- A note on noncognitive traits -- Inequality in educational attainment -- Academic aptitude and academic credentials -- The effects of school quality on educational attainment -- The effects of high school resources -- The effects of curriculum placement -- Inequality in occupational status -- Measuring occupational status -- The inheritance of status -- The effects of educational credentials -- The effects of cognitive skills -- The effects of school quality -- Income inequality -- The extent of income inequality -- The effects of socio-economic background -- The effects of credentials -- The effects of occupation -- Conclusions about income distribution -- Inequality in job satisfaction -- What is to be done? -- Estimating the heritability of IQ scores -- Studies of parents and children -- Studies of children reared together -- Studies of related children reared apart -- Path models of intergenerational mobility -- A layman's guide to statistical terms
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xii, 399 pages
Isbn
9780465032648
Lccn
72089172
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)2695243

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