Intergenerational social mobility and mid-life status attainment: Influences of childhood intelligence, childhood social factors, and education

Intelligence

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 455-472

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Taylor, Michelle D ^a   Hart, Carole L ^b   Wilson, Valerie ^b   Smith, George Davey ^c   Blane, David ^d   Starr, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Intelligence; Occupation; Social class; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844491141     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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