Description |
x, 415 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Studies in demography ; 3
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Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 387-405. |
Contents |
Number of siblings and opportunity : Rationale, data, and methods of study -- Education and number of siblings -- Educational attainment by sibsize, religion, ethnicity, and social status -- sibsize and intelligence -- Birth order, intellectual ability, and educational attainment -- Family background, sibsize, and educational expectations -- Settings, treatments, and social and personality characteristics by sibsize -- The sibsize transition and its social consequences -- The sibsize transition and the quality of children : A recapitulation. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Indexed Term |
Education Role of Families |
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United States |
ISBN |
0520080416 |
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