Recent research has suggested that across Western developed societies, the influence of
genetics on educational outcomes is relatively constant. However, the degree to which …

A child's environment is thought to be composed of different levels that interact with their
individual genetic propensities. However, studies have not tested this theory …

We investigate the role of gender, family SES, school SES, and their intersection in
educational achievement using a twin design. Drawing on theories of gene-environment …

We study to what extent schools increase or decrease environmental and genetic influences
on educational performance. Building on behavioral genetics literature on gene …

Social science research argues that differences in individuals' literary and cultural tastes
originate in social environments. Yet, it might be that these differences are partly associated …

Introduction The degree to which (self-reported) social class predicts parent-offspring
resemblance for educational attainment (EA) is examined in a globally representative …

Most individual-level outcomes of interest to sociologists are indirectly influenced by
genetics, including socioeconomic outcomes like education, income, wealth, and …

A child's environment is thought to be composed of different levels that interact with
individual genetic propensities, with less advantaged environments suppressing genetic …

After long-standing calls for research into “for whom” neighborhood matters, the literature
has recently gained traction, focusing on background characteristics such as gender, race …

This study examines the role of genes and environments in predicting educational
outcomes. We test the Scarr-Rowe hypothesis, suggesting that enriched environments …