6 articles in this issue
John Bynner
The journal is now in its 21st issue, with 134 papers published since the first edition and an increased publication output from three to four issues per year since 2015. The publication of the 22nd issue in April 2016 is therefore a good time to review p... see more
Werner Georg
Starting with Bourdieu’s habitus and capital theory, this paper focuses on the question of whether the cultural resources of families and students have an impact on the status attainment process between the ages of 15 and 45. The analysis is based on the ... see more
Lucy Griffiths,Marco Geraci,Mario Cortina-Borja,Francesco Sera,Catherine Law,Heather Joshi,Andrew Ness,Carol Dezateux
Physical activity (PA) can have a positive influence on mental health. Less is known about the influence of mental health on recent and later PA and sedentariness in childhood. This study investigated cross-sectional and distal associations between behavi... see more
Eirini Flouri,Emily Midouhas,Heather Joshi,Alice Sullivan
Using data from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study, we investigated the association of early family socioeconomic disadvantage (measured when cohort children were age three) with children’s aspirations and emotional and behavioural problems at age seven (N ... see more
David Blane,Bola Akinwale,Rebecca Landy,Katherine Matthews,Morten Wahrendorf,Hans-Werner Wahl,Mark D. Hayward,Aart C. Liefbroer,Gita D. Mishra,Isabel Ferreira,Ilona Koupil
Longevity risk means living longer than predicted. Attempts to understand longevity risk to date have concentrated on single diseases, usually coronary heart disease, and sought explanations in terms of risk factor change and medical innovation. In an ope... see more