Explaining Educational Decision and Effects of Families' Social Class Position: An Empirical Test of the Breen-Goldthorpe Model of Educational Attainment.

This article tests whether the Breen-Goldthorpe model offers an empirically valid prediction of educational decisions and a complete explanation of how they are affected by social class. This is done using data from a panel study of families who had decided on secondary school tracks for their child...

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Published in:	European Sociological Review Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 505 - 520
Main Author:	Stocké, Volker
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / UK September 2007
Subjects:	Decision making Education Educational attainment Social classes Germany
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost