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Title: A Model of Educational Choice Responses to Economic, Attitudinal, and Family Responsibility Factors
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Gregory, Paul R. Thomas, R. William |
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A Model of Educational Choice Responses to Economic, Attitudinal, and Family Responsibility Factors Working Paper #3. Houston, TX: Fertility, Education, and Labor Force Project, University of Houston, 1975 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: Author Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Fertility; Parental Influences; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper examines the impact of socioeconomic background, attitudes, and family responsibilities on the educational choices of women. Women who undertake family responsibilities early in life tend to sacrifice education and acquisition of human capital. Striking differences occur when comparing black and white educational choice models: (1) rural blacks acquire one year less education than rural whites; (2) different black-white attitudes exist toward children: (3) the black model fails to be affected by the father's occupation; (4) black females' education is retarded more by early births and less by early marriage than is white female education; and (5) parent's education has similar effects on both black and white educational choice. |
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Gregory, Paul R. and R. William Thomas. "A Model of Educational Choice Responses to Economic, Attitudinal, and Family Responsibility Factors." Working Paper #3. Houston, TX: Fertility, Education, and Labor Force Project, University of Houston, 1975. |