Bibliograph

The pecking order, which siblings succeed and why, Dalton Conley

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The pecking order, which siblings succeed and why, Dalton Conley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-292) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The pecking order

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52602827

Responsibility statement

Dalton Conley

Sub title

which siblings succeed and why

Summary

A study of how American families create and mirror economic inequality reveals how specific factors such as genetics, birth order, gender, and race contribute to the successes and failures of children within a family

Table Of Contents

Inequality starts at home: an introduction to the pecking order -- Butterflies in Bialystok, meteors in Manila: the nature-nurture red herring -- Love is a pie: birth order and number of siblings -- Death, desertion, divorce: when bad things happen to good families -- Movin' on up, movin' on out: mobility and sibling differences -- Legacies and role models, fat and skin: gender dynamics in the family -- Random acts of kindness (and cruelty): outside influences on sibling success -- From tribes to markets: conclusions, implications, and insinuations -- About the pecking order: a technical appendix

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