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In this book Gary Marks challenges existing ideas by suggesting that it is cognitive ability rather than socioeconomic inequality that leads to long term educational outcomes, adding to the debate between the traditional quantitative methods of sociology and the more accepted qualitative methods today.

This book indicates that in western industrialized countries the basic assumption underlying the sociological perspective that social attributes, such as social class, have strong and enduring relationships with a range of sociological outcomes is unfounded. Marks argues that...

Are socioeconomic inequalities in education declining? Is socioeconomic background becoming less important for people s occupational class or status? How important is cognitive ability for education and later occupational outcomes? How do countries differ in the importance of socioeconomic background for education and work?

Gary N. Marks argues that in western industrialized countries, pervasive views that socioeconomic background (or class background) has strong and unchanging relationships with education and later socioeconomic outcomes, resistant to policy and...

This book combines the tools of political science, sociology, and labor history to offer a wide-ranging analysis of how unions have participated in politics in Britain, Germany, and the United States. Rather than focus exclusively on national union federations, Gary Marks investigates variations among individual unions both within and across these countries. By examining the individual unions that make up union movements, he probes beyond national descriptions of British laborism, German socialism, and American business unionism while bringing the analysis closer to the actual experiences...

Gathered here are seventeen sound investment principles that will help people make sensible choices for financial security. What is surprising, however, is how applicable these principles are to life.Sir John Templeton, founder of the Templeton Mutual Funds, shares the basic rules he has used to create the world's best-performing mutual funds. For the first time, the underlying moral or spiritual principle is also explained to investors.Through the inspiration of this accessible book, we can see how interconnected our money is with the other choices we make in our lives. Through a...

Grace at the Gate is one of those very rare treats, mixing historical accounts into a wonderful love story that crosses though time. Some of history's most colorful characters come back to life, Buffalo Bill Cody, Theodore Roosevelt, and Mark Twain, all make appearances in the story, even the Wright Brothers first manned flight occurs as the tale unfolds through the eyes of star-crossed lovers Charlie and Grace. A story so wonderfully real you won't be able to put it down