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ERIC Number: EJ679897
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
"Schooling in Capitalist America" Revisited.
Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert
Sociology of Education, v75 n1 p1-18 Jan 2002
Advances the position that schools prepare students for the future through socialization. Argues that personality traits, rather than skills, are the determinant of labor market success. Shows that parental economic status is passed on to the children. Explains that the heritability of IQ is unimportant as a factor for future success. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Intelligence Quotient, Parent Background, Social Change, Social Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.