The way in which family background contributes to social inequality is a key social science
question. A central goal of the CONOPP project is to advance our understanding of the role …

Although a variety of factors influence the intergenerational correlation of economic status,
evidence suggests that parenting practices play a crucial role. These practices include …

Family demography and the study of inequality of opportunity have become increasingly
intertwined over the last decades (Amato et al. 2015; Bernardi and Boertien 2017a; Cherlin …

The family is the key context in which children are socialized and the central unit of analysis
for understanding intergenerational inequality. Social mobility scholars typically emphasize …

This Handbook brings together knowledge about intergenerational inequalities from
sociology and economics. A multitude of studies in both disciplines have raised questions …

The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in
social science: to what extent does one's family background and childhood experience …

This Handbook is motivated by a core question in Social Science: to what extent does your
family background and childhood experiences predict your success in life? As we shall see …

Demographic choices in young adulthood are socially stratified (Billari et al. 2019). These
choices vary significantly by one's family of origin. As studies in numerous different countries …

This open access book examines how childhood social disadvantage influences young-
adult demographic decision-making and later-life economic and well-being outcomes. This …

Our article “Understanding the mobility chances of children from working-class backgrounds
in Britain: How important are cognitive ability and locus of control?” examines the role of …