| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
309 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-292) and index. |
| Contents |
Inequality starts at home: an introduction to the pecking order -- Butterflies in Bialystok, meteors in Manila: the nature-nurture red herring -- Love is a pie: birth order and number of siblings -- Death, desertion, divorce: when bad things happen to good families -- Movin' on up, movin' on out: mobility and sibling differences -- Legacies and role models, fat and skin: gender dynamics in the family -- Random acts of kindness (and cruelty): outside influences on sibling success -- From tribes to markets: conclusions, implications, and insinuations -- About the pecking order: a technical appendix. |
| Subject |
Families -- United States.
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Siblings -- United States.
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Successful people -- United States.
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Equality -- United States.
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Income distribution -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0375421742 |
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