Gender differences in the influence of parental class on young adults' participation in postsecondary education in the US
As with earlier social disparities in educational achievement, re-enrolment in college education can depend on parental social background. [The authors] link this finding with gender differences using data from the US National Longitudinal Study of Youth 79 and ask if the decision to re-enrol in college is influenced by parental social class in a gender-specific way. The results show that adding maternal class position to the operationalisation of social origin can be beneficial and result in a better model fit. Moreover, there are gender differences on the part of the child. Working-class men... Show more
Authors: Weiss, Felix; Scholten, Mirte
Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2014
Resource type: Article
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