Is education the mechanism through which family background affects economic outcomes? A generalised approach to mediation analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2017.05.001
Abstract: We seek to quantify the role of education as a mechanism through which family background affects economic outcomes. To this end, we generalise mediation analysis to allow for multidimensional treatments. This improves the validity of… read more here.
Keywords: mediation analysis; family background; family; education ... See more keywords
Higher education and family background: Which really matters to individual’s socioeconomic status development in China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102334
Abstract: Abstract The study finds that the higher education and parents’ occupations both have a significant impact to individual’s social economic development measured by ISEI (International Socioeconomic Index), but higher education’s impact is greater. In addition,… read more here.
Keywords: status; education family; development; family background ... See more keywords
Cultural capital, family background and education: choosing university subjects in China
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DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2016.1158638
Abstract: Abstract This article employs Bourdieu’s conceptual tools to unpack family influences on students’ subject and university choices in China. This empirical study employed mixed research approaches, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine students’… read more here.
Keywords: capital family; background education; family background; cultural capital ... See more keywords
Family Background and Earnings Inequality among College Graduates
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/sow109
Abstract: Stratification researchers have reported that the relationship between family background and socio-economic outcomes drops to near zero for individuals who have a baccalaureate degree, leading one scholar to conclude that "This … provides a new… read more here.
Keywords: college graduates; college; background earnings; family background ... See more keywords
Homicide in the western family and background factors of a perpetrator
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DOI: 10.1177/1403494817705587
Abstract: Aims: Familicide is a multiple-victim homicide incident in which the killer’s spouse and one or more children are slain. A systematic review was conducted to reveal the background factors of western homicide perpetrators. Methods: The… read more here.
Keywords: western family; filicide suicide; homicide western; family background ... See more keywords
The influences of family background and structural factors on children’s academic performances: A cross-country comparative study
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DOI: 10.1177/2057150x19837908
Abstract: It is well known that children’s academic performances are affected by both their family backgrounds and contextual or structural factors such as the urban–rural difference and regional variation. This article evaluates the relative importance of… read more here.
Keywords: children academic; structural factors; academic performances; family background ... See more keywords
Social (Im)mobility and Bureaucratic Failings: Family Background and the Sŏngbun System in North Korea
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DOI: 10.1215/07311613-10213208
Abstract: This article argues that North Korea’s system for family background registration, sŏngbun, has historically been more complex than commonly believed. Using oral testimonies, it shows that the registration process, as seen from a grassroots perspective,… read more here.
Keywords: system; mobility bureaucratic; north korea; social mobility ... See more keywords
Processing of an Audiobook in the Human Brain Is Shaped by Cultural Family Background
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DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12050649
Abstract: Perception of the same narrative can vary between individuals depending on a listener’s previous experiences. We studied whether and how cultural family background may shape the processing of an audiobook in the human brain. During… read more here.
Keywords: family; brain; gyrus; cultural family ... See more keywords
Does It Run in the Family? How Family Background Affects Attachment Styles for Students in Higher Education
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105135
Abstract: Background: Socioeconomic background has traditionally been the most important determinant of an individual’s social advantage. Studies have used social class and opportunities based on parental income and education to predict such advantage. There is limited… read more here.
Keywords: attachment styles; family background; students social; family ... See more keywords
The Impact of the Family Background on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: An Empirical Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/su12114775
Abstract: In the current economic and social environment, a real challenge for youth is the acquisition and development of the relevant skills in entrepreneurship in order to consider entrepreneurship as a desirable employment choice. Given this… read more here.
Keywords: entrepreneurial family; family background; entrepreneurial intentions; family ... See more keywords