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The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Gregory Clark, Neil Cummins (Contribution by), Yu Hao (Contribution by)Series:Princeton Economic History of the Western World #49Publish date:2014-02-23Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691162546ISBN-10:691162549UPC:9780691162546Book Category:Social Science, Business & Economics, HistoryBook Subcategory:Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Economic History, Social HistoryAward:2015 PROSE Honorable Mention - Economics AwardSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC9VCFZ001

The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility

A surprising look at how ancestry still determines social outcomes

How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little...
Series: Princeton Economic History of the Western World #49
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691162546ISBN-10:691162549UPC:9780691162546Book Category:Social Science, Business & Economics, HistoryBook Subcategory:Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Economic History, Social HistoryAward:2015 PROSE Honorable Mention - Economics AwardSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SC9VCFZ001
Gregory Clark is professor of economics at the University of California, Davis.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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🏆 2015 PROSE Honorable Mention - Economics Award

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