Social class, type of family and educational achievement in Canarias

Authors

  • José Saturnino Martínez García

Abstract

This paper is a test for theories that focus on the relationship between young people educational
attainment, socioeconomic background and family structure. The data set are representative
for Canary Islands. The main conclusions are the socialization and the costbenefit
sensibility are important to explain educational choice.

Keywords

educational attainment, family, divorce, working mother, cultural capital, social class, gender, Bourdieu, Boudon, rational choice

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/papers/v87n0.790

Published

2008-01-01

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