Sibship size and status attainment across contexts: Evidence from the Netherlands, 1840-1925
This paper investigates the effects of sibship size on status attainment across different contexts and subgroups. Resource dilution theory predicts that with larger sibship size, children's status outcomes fall. However, the empirical record has shown that this is not always the case. In th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/4/ |