The Pecking Order: A Bold New Look at How Family and Society Determine Who We Become
A Bold New Look at How Family and Society Determine Who We Become
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- Paperback
309 pages
- Release Date
12 April 2005
Summary
The family is our haven, the place where we all start off on equal footing — or so we like to think. But if that’s the case, why do so many siblings often diverge widely in social status, wealth, and education?
In this groundbreaking and meticulously researched book, acclaimed sociologist Dalton Conley shatters our notions of how our childhoods affect us, and why we become who we are. Economic and social inequality among adult siblings is not the exception, Conley asserts, but the nor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375713811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375713816 |
| Author: | Dalton Conley |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books USA |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 309 |
| Release Date: | 12 April 2005 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 132mm x 204mm |
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About The Author
Dalton Conley
Dalton Conley is University Professor of the Social Sciences and Chair of Sociology at New York University. He also teaches at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service, and he is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Salon, among other publications. His previous books include Honky and The Pecking Order. He lives in New York City.
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