Age, period, cohort and educational attainment: The importance of considering gender |
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Authors: | James A Wilson Christine Zozula |
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Institution: | a Russell Sage Foundation, 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065, United States b Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut, 344 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-2068, United States c Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, P.O. Box 1399, Boulder, UT 84716, United States |
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Abstract: | Over the past century, the United States has experienced substantial population-wide gains in educational attainment - increases driven largely by processes of cohort succession. Focusing on the adult population age 25-54, we show that there has been (1) a significant attenuation of the historical increases in educational attainment, and (2) a shift in the processes underlying educational change that differs by gender. Our analysis points to a significant turning point in population-wide educational levels, and from a research perspective, has implications for how one interprets findings when using education as a control variable. |
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Keywords: | Cohort replacement Cohort analysis Education Gender |
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