Models and Strategies in Research on Attainment and Opportunity.

Sorensen, Aage B.

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ERIC Number: EJ154375

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Publication Date: 1976

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Models and Strategies in Research on Attainment and Opportunity

Sorensen, Aage B.

Social Science Information sur les Sciences Sociales, 15, 1, 71-91, 76

Makes a case for the formulation of models of status attainment processes that not only model the outcomes of such processes, but also attempt to directly mirror the mechanisms that produce observed outcomes. Presents an evaluation of Boudon's contribution toward constructing such a model of the attainment processes. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Achievement, Economic Opportunities, Economic Research, Models, Research Problems, Social Class, Social Mobility, Social Stratification, Social Structure, Socioeconomic Status

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