@article{51486,
  author = {Mengjie Lyu and Wangyang Li and Yu Xie},
  title = {The influences of family background and structural factors on children{\textquoteright}s academic performances: A cross-country comparative study},
  abstract = {<p>It is well known that children{\textquoteright}s academic performances are affected by both their family backgrounds and contextual or structural factors such as the urban{\textendash}rural difference and regional variation. This article evaluates the relative importance of family background versus structural factors in determining children{\textquoteright}s academic achievements across three different societies: China, the United States of America, and Germany, analyzing data from five large-scale, high-quality, and nationally representative data sets. The results reveal two main findings: (a) family socioeconomic status exerts much stronger positive effects on children{\textquoteright}s academic achievement in the USA and Germany than in China; and (b) structural factors (such as those measured by location and urban/rural residence) play much smaller roles in the USA and Germany than in China.</p>
},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Chinese Journal of Sociology},
  volume = {5},
  pages = {173-192},
  month = {04/2019},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/2057150X19837908},
}