Socioeconomic, Ethnic, Racial, and Gender Gaps in Children’s Social/Behavioral Skills: Do They Grow Faster in School or out?

Children’s social and behavioral skills vary considerably by socioeconomic status (SES), race and/or ethnicity, and gender, yet it is unclear to what degree these differences are due to school or nonschool factors. We observe how gaps in social and behavioral skills change during school and nonschoo...

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Main Authors: Douglas B. Downey, Joseph Workman, Paul von Hippel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2019-05-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v6-17-446/