Ricerc@Sapienza

This study examined longitudinal links between household income and parents’ education and children’s trajectories of internalizing and externalizing behaviors from age 8 to 10 reported by mothers, fathers, and children. Longitudinal data from 1,190 families in 11 cultural groups in eight countries (Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and United States) were included.

This paper analyses the complex relationship between social classes,
scholastic stratification and educational choices in Italy, paying due attention
to the role teachers may play in enhancing working-class students’ chances to
attend university. Our findings show on the one hand how the Italian educational
system contributes to reproducing social inequalities, on the other hand
how individuals can challenge the system, by reversing the abovementioned
negative trend. In fact, working-class students are encouraged to go on to