The Catholic Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital

ISBN-13: 9780367306014 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 161 str.

William Sander

Opis

Considering the effects of a Catholic heritage on families as a whole and on individuals within families, William Sander looks at the patterns of marriage and intermarriage, divorce, and fertility and then Catholic Schooling.

Spis treści

Introduction -- Catholicism and Marriage in the United States -- Catholicism and Intermarriage in the United States -- Catholicism and Fertility -- The Effects of Ethnicity and Religion on Educational Attainment -- Catholic Schools, Dropout Rates, and Educational Attainment -- Catholic High Schools and Test Scores -- The Effects of Catholicism on Earnings and Employment -- Catholics, Alcohol, and Tobacco -- Conclusion

O autorze

William Sander is professor of economics at DePaul University. He has also taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of the Philippines.