Frequent readers of this blog recognize the importance I have placed on the impact of socio-economic status on life outcomes. A good summary of many impacts of socio-economic status on life outcomes can be found in Robert Putnam’s PowerPoint slides.
Putnam argues persuasively with evidence that socio-economic experiences now transcend race and poverty and have tremendous consequences for social mobility. Stated more scientifically he said, “Relatively speaking, racial differences controlling for class are decreasing while class differences controlling for race are increasing in America. Non-white folks with a college education are looking more and more like white folks with a college education and white folks who haven’t gotten beyond high school are looking more and more like nonwhite folks who haven’t finished high school.”
I encourage you to examine Putnam’s PowerPoint slides. In addition, you may want to read:
- “Growing Class Gaps in Social Connectedness among American Youth,” co-authored with Carl B. Frederick and Kaisa Snellman
- “Crumbling American Dreams” by Sean Reardon
- Income-Education Achievement Gap is Now Nearly Twice as Large as the Black-White Achievement Gap posted on my blog on Dec. 15, 2011
- Or type (or copy and paste) the following into Google Search:
- socio-eonomic status site:www.decisionsonevidence.com (You will get many blogs of mine on socio-economic status)