Measuring Socioeconomic Status in Child Development Research
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 67 (2) , 457-458
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1990.67.2.457
Abstract
Of the 4 components of the Hollingshead Four-factor Model of Social Status, paternal occupation and education, then maternal occupation and education, provide a gross measure of children's social status. The conclusion rests on analysis of data from 144 families.Keywords
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