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Opportunity Hoarding

Opportunity Hoarding is a sociological mechanism whereby privileged groups restrict access to institutional resources and social advantages by leveraging their structural position to monopolize pathways to upward mobility, thereby perpetuating inequality across generations.

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2.5K

Citations

112

Authors

75

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

21

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Publications

43

Does STEM Stand Out? Examining Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Persistence Across Postsecondary Fields

Catherine Riegle‐Crumb, Barbara King, Yasmiyn Irizarry · Educational Researcher · 2019 · 396 citations · Full text

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Providing a ‘‘Leg Up’’: Parental Involvement and Opportunity Hoarding in College

Laura T. Hamilton, Josipa Roksa, Kelly Nielsen · Sociology of Education · 2018 · 164 citations

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The Modernity of Caste and the Market Economy

David Mosse · Modern Asian Studies · 2019 · 141 citations · Full text

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Opportunity Hoarding in School Choice Contexts: The Role of Policy Design in Promoting Middle-Class Parents’ Exclusionary Behaviors

Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Allison Roda · Educational Policy · 2018 · 123 citations

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Wealth Accumulation and Opportunity Hoarding: Class-Origin Wealth Gaps over a Quarter of a Century in a Scandinavian Country

Marianne Nordli Hansen, Maren Toft · American Sociological Review · 2021 · 114 citations · Full text

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Authors

112

  1. AM
    Abigail McKnight

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  2. AR
    Allison Roda

    Molloy College, United States

    2 publications · 137 citations

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  3. JL
    John L. Rury

    University of Kansas, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  4. CS
    Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    2 publications · 137 citations

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  5. SK
    Sean Kelly

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    1 publications · 66 citations

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Institutions

75

  1. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  2. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    842 citations

  4. Molloy College

    Rockville Centre, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    137 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

  6. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  7. Northampton Community College

    Bethlehem, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    111 citations

  8. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. American Educational Research Journal

    AERJ · 2 publications · 144 citations

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  2. Educational Policy

    EP · 2 publications · 137 citations

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  3. Animal Behaviour

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  4. Annual Review of Sociology

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  5. Social Forces

    SF · 2 publications · 106 citations

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