Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-197

  Evans, M D R ^a   Kelley, Jonathan ^a   Sikora, Joanna ^b   Treiman, Donald J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Books; Cross national; Cultural capital; Culture; Education; Elite closure; Home literacy environment; Scholarly culture; Schooling; Social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952377046     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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