Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success by Herbert Gintis

Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success

Herbert Gintis

320 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction economics sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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Is the United States the land of equal opportunity or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? And if the processes that transmit ec...

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