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Transfers of disadvantage across three generations using latent class associations within families

There is a large volume of research on the persistence of advantage and disadvantage across generations. Intergenerational studies typically address family resources as independent factors, which ignores how risks cluster together and accumulate over time.

Citation:
Adams EK, Hancock KJ, Mitrou F, Christensen D, Taylor CL, Zubrick SR. Transfers of disadvantage across three generations using latent class associations within families. Austr J Soc Iss. 2022;57(3):497-523.

Keywords:
Educational achievement; intergenerational disadvantage; latent class analysis

Abstract:
There is a large volume of research on the persistence of advantage and disadvantage across generations. Intergenerational studies typically address family resources as independent factors, which ignores how risks cluster together and accumulate over time.