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relative risk aversion: a standalone construct

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Sociology of education

the idea that families choose education mainly to avoid downward mobility, which explains persistent class differences in choices.

In sociology of education, relative risk aversion refers to the idea that families choose education mainly to avoid downward mobility, which explains persistent class differences in choices. This meaning comes from Breen (1997) in Rationality and Society.[1]

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References

Breen, R., & Goldthorpe, J. H. (1997). Explaining Educational Differentials: Towards a Formal Rational Action Theory. Rationality and Society, 9(3), 275-305. https://doi.org/10.1177/104346397009003002

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