A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

Educational inequalities are one of the most critical issues facing contemporary societies.
While there is a substantial body of quantitative literature tracking inequalities in education …

Purpose To investigate whether myopia is becoming more common across Europe and
explore whether increasing education levels, an important environmental risk factor for …

The class structure provides an important context for the study of social mobility. The
evolution of the class structure is the all-important factor determining individuals' changing …

Divergent findings on trends in inequalities in educational attainment associated with
individuals' social origins have led to much discussion of how far these reflect real …

To assess heterogeneity in the influence of genetic variation on educational attainment
across environmental contexts, we present a meta-analysis of heritability estimates in fifteen …

Zweifelsohne ist Bildung immer noch eine der drängenden sozialen Fragen unserer
Gegenwart. Bildung ist eine der wichtigsten Investitionen in die gesellschaftliche …

In 1999, as part of its Statistical Harmonization Programme, Eurostat (the Statistical Office of
the European Com munities) commissioned an Expert Group to make recommendations for …

Bildung ist eine der wichtigsten sozialen Fragen des 21. Jahrhunderts (Mayer 2000). Sie
beschränkt sich nicht auf die allgemeine Schulbildung und formelle Berufsausbildung …

Sociologists consider inequality in educational attainment to be a major cause of inequality
between people In their chances of occupying a more advantageous class position …