| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 474 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. The Apple and the Tree: Galton Revisited Chapter 2. Correlation with in the Family Chapter 3. Theory: What Explains the Intergenerational and Sibling Correlations? Chapter 4. Inequality, Diversity, and Family Chapter 5. Empirical Methodology Chapter 6. Empirical Knowledge on the Causes of Correlations within the Family Chapter 7. Where Do We Go from Here? Chapter 8. Statistics Chapter 9. Parenting Theory and Child Behavior Chapter 10. Empirical Methodology. |
| Summary |
Empirical literature in disciplines ranging from behavioural genetics to economics shows that in virtually every aspect of life the outcomes of children are correlated to a greater or lesser extent with the outcomes of their parents. Beenstock offers theoretical and methodological tools for understanding these correlations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nature and nurture -- Econometric models.
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Nature and nurture. |
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Econometric models. |
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Heredity.
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Heredity. |
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Families.
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Families. |
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Equality.
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Equality. |
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Social stratification.
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Social stratification. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beenstock, Michael, 1946- Heredity, family, and inequality. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012 9780262016926 (DLC) 2011024326 (OCoLC)731192066 |
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Print version: 9780262016926 0262016923 (DLC) 2011024326 |
| ISBN |
0262301385 (electronic book) |
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9780262301381 (electronic book) |
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9780262016926 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0262016923 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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