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The Inheritance Of Economic Status - By John A. Brittain, Michael R. Olneck
The Inheritance Of Economic Status - By John A. Brittain, Michael R. Olneck
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Inheritance of Economic Status - by John A. Brittain
In the- mid-1960's and in the early 1970's, research results appeared that challenged conventional liberal beliefs about the causes and consequences of poverty. In 1966 the federal government published Equality of Educational Opportunity, a report prepared by James Coleman and his associates.' The data used in the report contained the startling result that, with some exceptions, within regions, the provision of educational resources was substantially uniform across racial and socioeconomic groups. Moreover, the data showed that what measurable differences existed between the schools attended by disadvantaged and advantaged students did …