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#728 - Gregory Clark - Is Social Status Determined By Your Genetics?
Modern Wisdom
Marriage Patterns and Social Mobility
This chapter examines assortative mating and its impact on social status stability, particularly through historical marriage records in Britain. It highlights the tendency for individuals to marry within similar social statuses and discusses how this affects social mobility and children's outcomes across generations. The analysis incorporates data from Denmark to enrich the understanding of social stratification and reflects on broader trends in class structures across various societies.
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