SOC357H1 Chapter Notes -Economic Mobility, Intellectual Capital, General Social Survey
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The impact of family structure on high school completion (judith frederick & monica. Highschool graduation is a critical turning point in the life course since drops outs are the most vulnerable members of the labour force. Families with 2 biological parents most likely to produce high school graduates. Growing up in a family with both biological parents has definite advantages for both young women and young men. Among canadian born adults aged 20 to 44 more than 80 percent of those from 2 parent biological families completed high school, compared with about 71% of those from lone parent families. The general social survey (gss in 1994) suggest that parental education and the concomitant implications for family income plays an influential role in the children"s educational outcomes. The best case scenario for finishing high school is growing up with 2 biological parents who have high school diploma or more.
