Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations?

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Attewell, Paul A., 1949Passing the torch : does higher education for the disadvantaged pay off across the generations? / Paul Attewell and David Lavin ; in collaboration with Thurston Domina and Tania Levey. p. cm. — (American Sociological Association’s Rose series in sociology) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-87154-037-9 (cloth) ISBN 0-87154-038-6 (paperback) 1. Youth with social disabilities—Education (Higher)—United States. 2. Educational equalization—United States. 3. College graduates— United States—Economic conditions. 4. Social mobility—United States. I. Lavin, David E. II. Title. LC4069.6.A87 2007 378.1'98269420973—dc22 2006033291 Copyright © 2007 by Russell Sage Foundation. First paper cover edition 2009. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. Text design by Suzanne Nichols. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10021 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 The Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Thomas D. Cook, Chair Kenneth D. Brody Larry V. Hedges Cora B. Marrett Christine K. Cassel Jennifer L. Hochschild Richard H. Thaler Robert E. Denham Kathleen Hall Jamieson Eric Wanner Christopher Edley Jr. Melvin J. Konner Mary C. Waters John A. Ferejohn Alan B. Krueger EDITORS OF THE ROSE SERIES IN SOCIOLOGY Douglas L. Anderton Naomi Gerstel Randall G. Stokes Dan Clawson Joya Misra Robert Zussman THE ROSE SERIES IN SOCIOLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD Karen Barkey Douglas McAdam Rachel Sherman Frank D. Bean Mark Mizruchi Judith Stepan-Norris Howard S. Becker Jan P. Nederveen Pieterse Ronald L. Taylor Charles L. Bosk Margaret K. Nelson Kim Voss Maxine Craig Katherine Shelley Newman Jerry G. Watts Frank Dobbin Francesca Polletta Julia C. Wrigley Peter B. Evans Harriet B. Presser Robert Wuthnow Sally K. Gallagher Jyoti Puri Alford A. Young, Jr. Sharon Hays William G. Roy Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo Deirdre Royster Miliann Kang Rogelio Saenz Nicole P. Marwell Michael Schwartz Previous Volumes in the Series Beyond College For All: Career Paths for the Forgotten Half James E. Rosenbaum Making Hate a Crime: From Social Movement to Law Enforcement Valerie Jenness and Ryken Grattet Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement Anthony S. Bryk and Barbara Schneider America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity Frank D. Bean and Gillian Stevens Egalitarian Capitalism: Jobs, Incomes, and Growth in Affluent Countries Lane Kenworthy Ethnic Origins: The Adaptation of Cambodian and Hmong Refugees in Four American Cities Jeremy Hein Changing Rhythms of American Family Life Suzanne M. Bianchi, John P. Robinson, and Melissa A. Milkie Forthcoming Titles Citizens, Markets, and Transnational Labor Activism Gay Seidman Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs: Changing Work and Workers in America Arne L. Kalleberg Morality by Choice: Politics, Personal Choice, and the Case of Covenant Marriage Scott Feld and Katherine Rosier Pension Puzzles: Social Security and the Great Debate Melissa Hardy and Lawrence Hazelrigg The Production of Demographic Knowledge: States, Societies, and Census Taking in Comparative and Historical Perspective Rebecca Emigh, Dylan Riley, and Patricia Ahmed Race, Place, and Crime: Structural Inequality, Criminal Inequality Ruth D. Peterson and Lauren J. Krivo Repressive Injustice: Political and Social Processes in the Massive Incarceration of African Americans Pamela E. Oliver and James E. Yocum Market Friendly or Family Friendly? The State and...