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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Socioeconomic status (SES) impacts health and life-course outcomes. This genome-wide association study (GWAS) of sociologically informed occupational status measures (ISEI …
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 …