SOCIOL 130AC Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Income Segregation, Achievement Gap In The United States, Developmental Psychology
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Relationship b/n family socioeconomic characteristics and academic achievement has changed during last 50 years. Achievement gap b/n children in high and low income families widened. Gap 2x large as black-white achievement gap. Do not know if socioecon gaps larger or smaller than 50 years ago. Trend in achievement gaps prior to 1970 somewhat unclear. Stable or whites and hispanics in 70s. Development of income achievement gaps as students age. No samples show evidence of narrowing of the income achievement gap as children age. 1 income inequality grown during last 40 yrs: income difference b/n families at 0th and. 2 family investment patterns have changed differentially during the last half century, so that high income families now invest relatively more tme and resources in their children"s cognitive development than do lower-income families. 3 income has grown more strongly correlated with other socioeconomic characteristics of families, meaning that high-income families increasingly have greater socioeconomic and social resources that may benefit their children.
