To what extent are individuals' life outcomes shaped by their childhood circumstances, such
as their parents' incomes, the neighborhood (s) they grew up in, their school teachers, etc …

Social-science scholarship has established that high socio-economic status parents make
greater investments in their children, contributing to inequalities in child outcomes. Yet we …

Social inequality is rising around the globe with devastating consequences for individuals
and societies. Modern societies allow social mobility but vary greatly in the extent and …

Our starting point is that a social psychological approach dominates the literature on
interdependent or “linked” lives (Elder, 1994). We argue that interdependence is not only …

Both the prevalence and the repercussions of economic inequality have grown, heightening
the need to delineate processes through which inequality is passed to the next generation …

Social inequality has grown dramatically in many societies over the last several decades,
compelling attention to its causes and consequences. This chapter reviews the issue of life …

The environment in which children and adolescents develop plays a crucial role in shaping
their future outcomes across various social, educational, economic, psychological, and …

Empirical research on social mobility has an arguably proud and–in the case of sociology–
long tradition (Black and Devereux, 2010, Bowles et al., 2005, Ganzeboom et al., 1991, Hout …

Sibling studies have been widely used to analyze the impact of family background on
socioeconomic and, to a lesser extent, demographic outcomes. We contribute to this …

The last fifty years have witnessed changes in household and family structure and in
women's economic roles in all of the rich industrialized countries. 1 Divorce rates are high …