Genetic influences on educational achievement in cross-national perspective

T Baier, V Lang, M Grätz, KJ Barclay… - European …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is a growing interest in how social conditions moderate genetic influences on
education [gene–environment interactions (GxE)]. Previous research has focused on the …

Origins of attainment: do brother correlations in occupational status and income overlap?

KB Karlson, JF Birkelund - European Sociological Review, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We study the overlap in the overall impact of family background on two widely studied labour
market outcomes by considering whether brother similarities in occupational status are …

Cognitive ability has powerful, widespread and robust effects on social stratification: Evidence from the 1979 and 1997 US National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth

GN Marks - Intelligence, 2022 - Elsevier
Few issues in the social sciences are as controversial as the role of cognitive ability for
educational and subsequent socioeconomic attainments. There are a variety of arguments …

The importance of parental ability for cognitive ability and student achievement: Implications for social stratification theory and practice

GN Marks, M O'Connell - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2023 - Elsevier
Socioeconomic status (SES) is considered a powerful influence on children's cognitive
development and student achievement. This model has generated an enormous literature …

The heritability and persistence of social class in England

JJ Lee - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The extent to which hereditary abilities affect social class has been a matter of interest since
classical times (1). In 1918, Ronald Fisher published a framework for answering such …

[HTML][HTML] The nature-nurture of academic achievement at the intersection between gender, family background, and school context

K Stienstra, KB Karlson - Social Science Research, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Investigating the mechanisms of G× SES interactions for education

M Ruks - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of research exploring whether the opportunity to realize the genetic
endowment for education varies by parental socio-economic status (G× SES). While the …

Polygenic prediction of occupational status GWAS elucidates genetic and environmental interplay in intergenerational transmission, careers and health in UK Biobank

ET Akimova, T Wolfram, X Ding, FC Tropf… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Socioeconomic status (SES) impacts health and life-course outcomes. This genome-wide
association study (GWAS) of sociologically informed occupational status measures (ISEI …

[HTML][HTML] Mediation of lifestyle-associated variables on the association between occupation and incident cardiovascular disease

D Väisänen, L Kallings, G Andersson, P Wallin… - Preventive …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main aim was to examine the association between occupational groups and incident
cardiovascular disease (CVD), and to which extent associations are mediated by lifestyle …

[PDF][PDF] Eriarvoisuuden tila Suomessa 2020

M Mattila - Kalevi Sorsa-säätiö, 2020 - sorsafoundation.fi
Raportin luvut perustuvat viimeisimpään tutkimustietoon tulo-ja varallisuuseroista,
terveyseroista, eriarvoisuudesta koulutuksessa, eriarvoisuuden periytymisestä, tulojen …