Unequal Life Chances
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Whither Opportunity
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Author : Greg J. Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Whither Opportunity written by Greg J. Duncan and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Education categories.
As the incomes of affluent and poor families have diverged over the past three decades, so too has the educational performance of their children. But how exactly do the forces of rising inequality affect the educational attainment and life chances of low-income children? In Whither Opportunity? a distinguished team of economists, sociologists, and experts in social and education policy examines the corrosive effects of unequal family resources, disadvantaged neighborhoods, insecure labor markets, and worsening school conditions on K-12 education. This groundbreaking book illuminates the ways rising inequality is undermining one of the most important goals of public education—the ability of schools to provide children with an equal chance at academic and economic success. The most ambitious study of educational inequality to date, Whither Opportunity? analyzes how social and economic conditions surrounding schools affect school performance and children’s educational achievement. The book shows that from earliest childhood, parental investments in children’s learning affect reading, math, and other attainments later in life. Contributor Meredith Phillip finds that between birth and age six, wealthier children will have spent as many as 1,300 more hours than poor children on child enrichment activities such as music lessons, travel, and summer camp. Greg Duncan, George Farkas, and Katherine Magnuson demonstrate that a child from a poor family is two to four times as likely as a child from an affluent family to have classmates with low skills and behavior problems – attributes which have a negative effect on the learning of their fellow students. As a result of such disparities, contributor Sean Reardon finds that the gap between rich and poor children’s math and reading achievement scores is now much larger than it was fifty years ago. And such income-based gaps persist across the school years, as Martha Bailey and Sue Dynarski document in their chapter on the growing income-based gap in college completion. Whither Opportunity? also reveals the profound impact of environmental factors on children’s educational progress and schools’ functioning. Elizabeth Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, and Christina Gibson-Davis show that local job losses such as those caused by plant closings can lower the test scores of students with low socioeconomic status, even students whose parents have not lost their jobs. They find that community-wide stress is most likely the culprit. Analyzing the math achievement of elementary school children, Stephen Raudenbush, Marshall Jean, and Emily Art find that students learn less if they attend schools with high student turnover during the school year – a common occurrence in poor schools. And David Kirk and Robert Sampson show that teacher commitment, parental involvement, and student achievement in schools in high-crime neighborhoods all tend to be low. For generations of Americans, public education provided the springboard to upward mobility. This pioneering volume casts a stark light on the ways rising inequality may now be compromising schools’ functioning, and with it the promise of equal opportunity in America.
Unequal Chances
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Author : Samuel Bowles
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2005
Unequal Chances written by Samuel Bowles and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
'Unequal Chances' explores the influence of family background on the achievement of economic success in the US. Contributors discuss education, genetic inheritance of IQ, racial influences, inheritance of wealth, and parent-offspring similarities in personality and behaviour.
Economic Change Unequal Life Chances And Quality Of Life Changequal
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Author : Christopher T. Whelan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Economic Change Unequal Life Chances And Quality Of Life Changequal written by Christopher T. Whelan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Income distribution categories.
Contemporary Worship Services
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Author : James L. Christensen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Contemporary Worship Services written by James L. Christensen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
Narrowing The Gap
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Author : Fabian Society (Great Britain). Commission on Life Chances and Child Poverty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Narrowing The Gap written by Fabian Society (Great Britain). Commission on Life Chances and Child Poverty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
Narrowing the Gap is the final report of the Fabian Commission on Life Chances and Child Poverty. It analyses the causes of unequal life chances for children growing up in Britain, sets out policy recommendations for addressing those inequalities and examines how the public argument for a more equal society can be won.
The Health Gap
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Author : Michael Marmot
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-09-10
The Health Gap written by Michael Marmot and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-10 with Medical categories.
'Punchily written ... He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed' Times Literary Supplement 'Splendid and necessary' Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm, New Statesman There are dramatic differences in health between countries and within countries. But this is not a simple matter of rich and poor. A poor man in Glasgow is rich compared to the average Indian, but the Glaswegian's life expectancy is 8 years shorter. The Indian is dying of infectious disease linked to his poverty; the Glaswegian of violent death, suicide, heart disease linked to a rich country's version of disadvantage. In all countries, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage, dramatically so. Within countries, the higher the social status of individuals the better is their health. These health inequalities defy usual explanations. Conventional approaches to improving health have emphasised access to technical solutions – improved medical care, sanitation, and control of disease vectors; or behaviours – smoking, drinking – obesity, linked to diabetes, heart disease and cancer. These approaches only go so far. Creating the conditions for people to lead flourishing lives, and thus empowering individuals and communities, is key to reduction of health inequalities. In addition to the scale of material success, your position in the social hierarchy also directly affects your health, the higher you are on the social scale, the longer you will live and the better your health will be. As people change rank, so their health risk changes. What makes these health inequalities unjust is that evidence from round the world shows we know what to do to make them smaller. This new evidence is compelling. It has the potential to change radically the way we think about health, and indeed society.
Introducing Social Stratification
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Author : Kasturi DasGupta
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
Release Date : 2015
Introducing Social Stratification written by Kasturi DasGupta and has been published by Lynne Rienner Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Social Science categories.
Does everyone in the US have an equal chance to ¿make it¿? What explains the enduring power of racism and sexism? How does our sociopolitical system generate inequality? These are just a few of the questions explored in this accessible introduction to the complex problem of social stratification. Kasturi DasGupta clearly explains the social and economic mechanisms that serve to preserve and even deepen social stratification in the US. Enriched with case studies and examples throughout, her text is carefully designed both to engage students and to help them see past cultural myths to grasp the underpinnings and consequences of social inequality.
How Inequality Runs In Families
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Author : Gideon Calder
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2016-10-12
How Inequality Runs In Families written by Gideon Calder and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-12 with Social Science categories.
While we like to think that our society gives everyone a fair chance to succeed--and, crucially, move up the social ladder--in reality, children are to an astonishing degree bound by their parents and the class into which they are born. The children of disadvantaged parents typically achieve less financially and die younger than their peers who are born into better-off families. This book reveals how seemingly ordinary aspects of family life, as small as reading bedtime stories and as consequential as inherited income, come together to alter children's life chances--and raise fundamental questions about social justice and opportunity.
Social Stratification
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Author : Melvin Marvin Tumin
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1967
Social Stratification written by Melvin Marvin Tumin and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Social Science categories.
Unequal Life Chances
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Author : Harsh Mander
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Release Date : 2019-12-22
Unequal Life Chances written by Harsh Mander and has been published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-22 with Social Science categories.
India is passing through a phase where a major share of its population is in its prime and of working age. Many have spoken of the ‘dividend’ that we could reap from what is being called the ‘youth bulge’. With the gaping inequalities in our society, the youth in this country encounter gross disparities in their life chances and in their opportunities to realise their potential. In this volume, we have attempted to look closely at India’s demographic transition, specifically from the perspective of social and economic equity. Other than covering the important elements of the debate on India’s demographic transition, the book attempts to makes a signal contribution in bringing together issues of social justice and economic inequality to bear on the mostly technocratic framing of the subject. Thus, it is an attempt to highlight that all decisions about economic ‘development’ or growth are politically infused and should be addressed as such.