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Minello, Alessandra; Blossfeld, Hans-Peter – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2017
Empirical studies have repeatedly shown that in Germany educational success still strongly depends on the social origin of individuals. Using the National Educational Panel Study, we analyse the effects of fathers' and mothers' education levels on their sons' and daughters' educational attainments across three successive birth cohorts in West…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mothers, Fathers, Educational Attainment
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Beatty, Michael J.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1994
Finds that approximately 40% of the variance in adult sons' reports of fathers' messages (sarcasm, criticism, and verbal aggressiveness) was attributable to fathers' self-reported argumentativeness and verbal aggression. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Criticism, Fathers, Higher Education
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Powell, Brian; Freese, Jeremy – American Journal of Sociology, 1999
Explains that the Trivers-Willard hypothesis says that high-status parents favor sons over daughters while low-status parents favor daughters over sons. Examines whether the Trivers-Willard hypothesis is warranted by testing whether its predictions hold true among parents of adolescents in the United States. Finds little evidence to support the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Daughters, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies