Educational and occupational achievements of brothers and sisters in adoptive and biologically related families.

doi:10.1007/BF01067532

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Educational and occupational achievements of brothers and sisters in adoptive and biologically related families.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 1994

Scarr S, Weinberg R A

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The study of brothers and sisters from adoptive and biologically related families permits unique analyses of the determinants of young adults' educational and occupational achievements. Brothers and sisters come from the same homes, neighborhoods, and usually schools. Many differences among famil...

Topics

Adoption
Adult
Career Choice
Educational Status
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genetic Variation
Humans
Intelligence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Phenotype
Social Environment

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