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How does parental social mobility during childhood affect socioeconomic status over the life course? (2018)
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Byrne, A., Chandola, T., & Shlomo, N. (2018). How does parental social mobility during childhood affect socioeconomic status over the life course?. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 58, 69-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2018.10.003

The gap in occupational earnings between children from parents of higher versus lower socioeconomic background widens over the life course. This gap can be at least partly explained by family background characteristics in childhood but the extent to... Read More about How does parental social mobility during childhood affect socioeconomic status over the life course?.