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Intergenerational Class Mobility in Britain: A Comparative Look across Three Generations in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
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Wendy Johnson; Caroline E. Brett; Ian J. Deary – Intelligence, 2010
The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 sample is in a uniquely good position to provide relevant data on social class mobility patterns over most of the last century. These participants, with known ultimate social class attainment, took a validated mental test in the Scottish Mental Survey of 1947 and were followed up at approximately age 70. Then, besides…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Social Class, Structural Equation Models, Psychological Testing
The Pivotal Role of Education in the Association between Ability and Social Class Attainment: A Look across Three Generations
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Johnson, Wendy; Brett, Caroline E.; Deary, Ian J. – Intelligence, 2010
Previous studies have established that family social background and individual mental ability and educational attainment contribute to adult social class attainment. We propose that social class of origin acts as ballast, restraining otherwise meritocratic social class movement, and that education is the primary means through which social class…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Social Class, Structural Equation Models, Educational Attainment