Sibship Size and Educational Attainment in Nuclear and Extended Families: Arabs and Jews in Israel.

Shavit, Yossi; Pierce, Jennifer L.

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ERIC Number: EJ429518

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Sibship Size and Educational Attainment in Nuclear and Extended Families: Arabs and Jews in Israel.

Shavit, Yossi; Pierce, Jennifer L.

American Sociological Review, v56 n3 p321-30 Jun 1991

Examines the relationship between number of siblings and educational attainment for Ashkenazy and Oriental Jews and Muslim Arabs living in Israel. For both Jewish groups, the number of siblings has a negative effect on educational attainment, but not for the Muslim Arabs, who rely on the support of extended family relationships. (CJS)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended Family, Family Size, Foreign Countries, Jews, Kinship, Muslims, Nuclear Family

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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