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Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success
Samuel Bowles
Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success
Samuel Bowles
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? This title provides answers to these questions by leading economists, sociologists, biologists, behavioral geneticists, and philosophers.
320 pages, 18 line illus. 64 tables.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 23, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780691136202 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Genre | Ethnic Orientation > Multicultural |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 233 × 156 × 24 mm · 508 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Bowles, Samuel |
Editor | Gintis, Herbert |
Editor | Osborne Groves, Melissa |
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