Family social capital components combine such that disadvantaged structure nearly quadruples dropout rates.

Evidence

With the three sources of family social capital taken together, item 5 of the table shows that sophomores with one sibling, two parents, and a mother’s expectation for college (still controlling on other resources of family) have an 8.1% dropout rate; with four siblings, one parent, and no expectation of the mother for college, the rate is 30.6%. — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 174

Categorization

• SHARE: The 8.1% vs 30.6% contrast is a concrete, disquieting number a sociologist of education would appreciate.
• XREF: connects to: Family background splits into financial, human, and social capital that affect achievement differently — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 139; Across all variables, family mobility most strongly predicts school dropouts. — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 179

Related

• Across all variables, family mobility most strongly predicts school dropouts. (similarity 0.85)
• Adult-to-child ratio measures family social capital available for schooling. (similarity 0.84)
• Schooling attainment depends on family background as much today as fifty years ago (similarity 0.80)
• Social capital in the surrounding adult community lowers student dropout rates. (similarity 0.79)
• Adult education levels barely affect child outcomes once social capital is held constant. (similarity 0.79)
• Family background splits into financial, human, and social capital that affect achievement differently (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Family background splits into financial, human, and social capital that affect achievement differently #expands (0.85) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 139