Book Chapter

Does having an unemployed father affect children’s work prospects?

By Wouter Zwysen

Edited by Michaela Benzeval, Ricky Kanabar, Nicole Martin, Victoria Nolan and Raj Patel

Publication details

Publication date
Series or book
Insights 2016: findings from the largest longitudinal study of UK households
Series or chapter number
Ch. 3: Parents and children
Pages
pp. 28–29
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research
View on understandingsociety.ac.uk

Summary

Social mobility is very high on the political agenda. Most evidence focuses on the relationship between income or education of parents and children. This study uses the rich information available in Understanding Society to analyse another important aspect of inter-generational social mobility – whether employment has consequences for future generations. Specifically, this research is concerned with the least advantaged young adults as they have the most difficulty in achieving upward mobility.

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