Inequality across societies
Subtitle: families, schools and persisting stratification
By: edited by David Baker ... [et al.].
Contributors: Baker, David, 1952 Jan. 5-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Research in sociology of education ;; v. 14
Publisher: JAI
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Educational equalization -- Cross-cultural studies.; Educational sociology -- Cross-cultural studies.; Social stratification -- Cross-cultural studies.; Income distribution -- Cross-cultural studies.
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : inequality across societies / -- Bruce Fuller and Emily Hannum; title: Grandmothers, formal care, and educational advantage in China -- Susan E. Short and Rongjun Sun; title: Educational expansion and inequality in Korea -- Hyunjoon Park; title: Educational opportunities for boys and girls in Thailand -- Sura R. Curran ... [et al.]; title: In pursuit of college quality : migration decisions among college students in Japan -- Hiroshi Ono -- Commentary :; title: Educational stratification in Asia -- Emily Hannum and Bruce Fuller; title: Egalitarianism versus social reproduction : stratification in Eastern Europe -- Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong; title: Parents, partners and credentials : self-employment mobility in the United States and Germany -- Patricia A. McManus; title: Heating up the aspirations of Israeli Arab youth -- Gad yair, Nabil Khattab and Aaron Benavot; title: Educational pathways into the evolving labour market of West Africa -- Stephen L. Morgan and William R. Morgan; title: Uneven inroads : understanding women's status in higher education -- Karen Bradley and Maria Charles -- Commentary :; title: Inequality and schooling as an institution -- Regina E. Werum and David P. Baker.