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definitions of middle-class using data from the 2007 World Gallup Poll. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class … fact that self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal capabilities …
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. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class are contrasted with a self-perceived social status measure … incomes. Mismatches arise because self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal …
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and fertility - discusses the social theory background, opportunity cost of children, economic, political, psychic and …
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undesirable behavior. Parents want the best for their children. Still, they weigh the marginal gains from socializing their …Societies socialize children about sex. This is done in the presence of peer-group effects, which may encourage … children against its costs. Churches and states may stigmatize sex, both because of a concern about the welfare of their flocks …
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This study combines survey data with annual state data on pupil-teacher ratios covering broadly the period 1940-90 to investigate the role of race, family background and education (both the quantity and quality) in explaining earnings inequality between whites and the African descendent...
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with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income …
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Sudan, to determine the contribution of children to family income (as unpaid family workers, etc.) - constitutes part of a …
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's attitudes), family income, and the valuation of children in Singapore - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population …
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rural areas in Nigeria - studies the effect of economic conditions, income level education of women, labour force … participation of woman workers, cultural factors, children mortality, etc. On reproduction and family planning, and discusses …
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