Table of Contents

Preface -- Children and Inequality -- The Nature of Schooling -- Low Socioeconomic Status -- Elementary School Organization -- Family Configuration -- The Pluses and Minuses of Being Male -- The Overall Picture -- Appendixes: The Beginning School Study

About the Author

Doris R. Entwisle and Karl L. Alexander are professors of sociology, both at Johns Hopkins University. Linda Steffel Olson is senior research assistant in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Doris R. Entwisle and Karl L. Alexander are professors of sociology, both at Johns Hopkins University. Linda Steffel Olson is senior research assistant in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University.