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Cultural Practices and Socioeconomic Attainment
The Australian Experience
Christopher J. Crook
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Cultural Practices and Socioeconomic Attainment

The Australian Experience

Christopher J. Crook Christopher J. Crook

July 1997

Praeger

Series: Controversies in Science

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An empirical look at why children of parents who have high levels of education tend to perform better at school and end up with more desirable jobs.

Why do parents who have high levels of education tend to have children who perform better at school, stay at school longer, and end up with more desirable jobs? Researchers have evidence of how distinct factors affect educational and occupational success, but significantly less understanding of the actual mechanisms involved. This work uses new Australian data to investigate those mechanisms, examining how cultural participation and parental encouragement affect adolescent and adult stratification outcomes in advanced modern society. Crook develops theoretical accounts of the possible mechanisms linking family background with socioeconomic success and tests competing hypotheses using a synthetic approach drawing on the strengths of the two distinct traditions of social stratification research.
Preface
Introduction
Theoretical Approaches and the Relationships among Family Background, Education, and Occupation
Research Orientation and Design
High-Culture Consumption and the Dimensionality of Cultural Practices in Australia
Adolescent Outcomes: Cultural Practices, School Success, and Educational Attainment
Adult Outcomes: Occupational Success and Adult Cultural Practices
Summary and Conclusions
Appendices
Bibliography
Index




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