Soziale Herkunft und Arbeitsmarktchancen
Soziale Herkunft bezeichnet die sozio-kulturelle sowie die ökonomische Situation in der Familie. Der Zugang zu Bildung, beruflicher Aufstieg und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe werden durch die soziale Herkunft stark beeinflusst. Dieses Themendossier enthält wissenschaftliche Literatur zu den Auswirkungen sozialer Herkunft auf die Chancen am Arbeitsmarkt.
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Beyond the degree: Fertility outcomes of `first in family' graduates (2025)
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Adamecz, Anna, Anna Lovász & Sunčica Vujić (2025): Beyond the degree: Fertility outcomes of `first in family' graduates. In: Review of Economics of the Household. DOI:10.1007/s11150-025-09788-z
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"This paper examines the link between higher education and fertility, paying particular attention to the role of intergenerational educational mobility in shaping this relationship. Drawing on data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, we estimate differences in completed fertility across three groups: first-in-family university graduates (FiF), graduates with at least one university-educated parent (non-FiF graduates), and individuals who did not attend university (non-graduates). Our findings show that although graduate women generally have fewer children than non-graduates, this gap is primarily driven by FiF graduates. FiF women have lower fertility than both non-FiF graduates and non-graduates, who exhibit similar fertility patterns. The fertility gap between FiF and non-FiF graduates emerges after age 35, mainly on the extensive margin: FiF women are more likely to remain childless, but those who become mothers have an average number of children similar to non-FiF graduates. Similar patterns are observed for men, however, the gaps are smaller and not statistically significant. We identify child-related preferences, self-esteem, and exposure to maternal employment during childhood as potential drivers of the relationship between FiF status and fertility. In contrast, labour market outcomes, financial constraints, partnership status, and health outcomes do not appear to contribute to the FiF fertility gap. These findings highlight key considerations for policies aimed at supporting both intergenerational mobility and fertility." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The Relationship Between Intergenerational Mobility and Equality of Opportunity (2025)
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Adermon, Adrian, Gunnar Brandén & Martin Nybom (2025): The Relationship Between Intergenerational Mobility and Equality of Opportunity. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17792), Bonn, 30 S.
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"Among economists, empirical analysis of social mobility and the role of parental background is largely carried out in two separate strands of research. The intergenerational mobility literature estimates parent-child persistence in a certain outcome of interest, such as income. In contrast, the equality of opportunity literature is rooted in a normative framework, and has only more recently started generating empirical evidence. Intergenerational regressions are relatively straightforward to estimate, but their normative implications are less obvious. In contrast, measures of equality of opportunity have a policy-relelvant interpretation, but are demanding in terms of data, requiring the researcher to observe a large set of determinants of socioeconomic status for large samples. But maybe they capture similar underlying dynamics? We compare the two approaches by estimating equality of opportunity and intergenerational mobility measures — as well as sibling correlations — across 16 cohorts within 126 Swedish local labor markets. We then test to what extent the different measures correlate, resulting in insights on the plausibility of interpreting intergenerational mobility measures as informative about equality of opportunity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Intersectionality and labor market outcomes: Putting the lens on the interaction of gender, race, and other social identities since this creates unique experiences of advantage and disadvantage (2025)
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Alonso-Villar, Olga & Coral del Río Otero (2025): Intersectionality and labor market outcomes. Putting the lens on the interaction of gender, race, and other social identities since this creates unique experiences of advantage and disadvantage. (IZA world of labor 518), Bonn, o. S. DOI:10.15185/izawol.518
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"In many countries, women’s average wages are lower than men’s before and after adjusting for characteristics associated with earnings (such as education and experience). However, women and men are not homogenous groups. The experiences of racial/ethnic or sexual minority women are not the same as those of majority women or minority men, either because they face different levels of discrimination/privilege or because their labor-related characteristics are different. Age and social class also influence their outcomes. An effective policy response requires accounting for diversity within groups." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Bridging gaps in vocational education and training systems in Norway (2025)
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Anna Cecilia, Rapp, Knutas Agneta & Eli Smeplass (2025): Bridging gaps in vocational education and training systems in Norway. In: Journal of vocational education and training, Jg. 77, H. 2, S. 503-521. DOI:10.1080/13636820.2023.2255992
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"More than half of the youth in upper-secondary education in Norway choose programmes in vocational education and training. There is a larger risk of marginalisation in VET than in other educational programmes. One challenge facing VET is the mismatch between students' vocational education and the companies' need for apprenticeships. It is found that a great number of students lack apprenticeship after the second year in school, another matter of concern is the related risk of marginalisation connected to students' social backgrounds. We explore how a local vocational education and training (VET) system in Norway addresses the risk of marginalisation. With a focus on marginalisation and Luhmann's system theory lens, we understand that a local VET is divided into several more or less autopoietic subsystems which communicate different meanings regarding the risk of marginalisation. We investigate how marginalisation is addressed within different subsystems in VET, by using a case study that includes interviews with important stakeholders at an upper-secondary school, a training agency, and companies. The results from the case study reveal that different rationalities may lead to difficulties in constructing integration between education and the labour market. However, through communication, ideas can be translated and overbridge system differentiation and mutual communication regarding how marginalisation can be decreased." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Soziale Ungleichheiten im Abiturerwerb: Wie durchlässig ist das zweigliedrige Schulsystem und für wen? (2025)
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Bachsleitner, Anna, Markus Lörz, Marko Neumann & Michael Becker (2025): Soziale Ungleichheiten im Abiturerwerb: Wie durchlässig ist das zweigliedrige Schulsystem und für wen? In: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Jg. 77, H. 2, S. 183-213. DOI:10.1007/s11577-025-01001-4
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"In Deutschland bestehen im Vergleich zu anderen Ländern hohe Bildungsungleichheiten nach sozialer Herkunft, wofür die frühe Aufteilung der Schülerinnen und Schüler in verschiedene Schulformen und die relativ geringe Durchlässigkeit des Bildungssystems als ein Erklärungsansatz diskutiert werden. In den letzten Jahren wurden jedoch in einer Reihe von Bundesländern die Schulsysteme auf Zweigliedrigkeit umgestellt, sodass neben dem Gymnasium nur noch eine zentrale nichtgymnasiale Schulform besteht. Im Bundesland Berlin erfolgte im Schuljahr 2010/2011 eine Reform des Sekundarschulsystems mit der Umstellung von einem mehrgliedrigen auf ein zweigliedriges Schulsystem. Eine Zielstellung der Schulstrukturreform war neben einer langfristigen Erhöhung der Abiturientenquote auch eine deutliche Reduzierung des Einflusses der sozialen Herkunft auf den Bildungserfolg. Basierend auf den Daten der BERLIN-Studie untersucht dieser Beitrag, wie sich die Durchlässigkeit zum Abitur und die soziale Ungleichheit im Abiturerwerb durch die Umstellung auf ein zweigliedriges Schulsystem verändert haben. Theoretisch wird vermutet, dass es durch einen Anstieg der Abiturientenquote und den höheren Anteil an Schülerinnen und Schülern nichtprivilegierter Herkunft an den nichtgymnasialen Schulformen nach der Reform zu einer Verringerung sozialer Ungleichheit im Abiturerwerb kommt. Die Befunde zeigen, insbesondere an den nichtgymnasialen Schulformen, einen deutlichen Anstieg im Anteil an Abiturienten nach der Reform. Jedoch sind es in stärkerem Maße Schülerinnen und Schüler aus privilegierten Elternhäusern, die ihre Abiturquote steigern konnten. Insgesamt betrachtet haben sich die sozialen Ungleichheiten im Abiturerwerb nach der Reform nicht signifikant verändert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Analyzing the Effects of Occupational Licensing on Earnings Inequality in the United States (2025)
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Bae, Kihwan, Morris M. Kleiner, Conor Norris & Edward J. Timmons (2025): Analyzing the Effects of Occupational Licensing on Earnings Inequality in the United States. (NBER working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research 33732), Cambridge, Mass, 68 S.
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"There is a consensus that there is an earnings premium for licensed workers relative to unlicensed workers. However, little is known about how occupational licensing affects earnings inequality. In this paper, we study dynamic, heterogeneous earnings effects of occupational licensing and draw implications for earnings inequality in the United States. First, we find that the earnings gap between workers in licensed occupations and those in unlicensed occupations with similar characteristics (“licensing premium”) increased slightly during the 1983–2019 period. Second, we find that the licensing premium for workers in high paying occupations significantly increased, which is not the case for workers in lower paying occupations. The finding is consistent with growing demands for skills over the past decades, given the more rigorous licensing requirements for high-skilled occupations. As a result, earnings inequality among workers in licensed occupations increased. Third, we document that the licensing premium for female workers and workers without a college education declined relative to male workers and college graduates. Taken together, our findings suggest that occupational licensing is associated with widening earnings inequality in the United States during the 1983–2019 period." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Family and social resilience: A scoping review of the empirical literature (2025)
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Bawati, Abrar, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Merve Uzunalioǧlu & Max Thaning (2025): Family and social resilience: A scoping review of the empirical literature. In: Demographic Research, Jg. 52, S. 887-914. DOI:10.4054/demres.2025.52.27
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"Background: The concept of resilience in familial and social contexts has gained prominence in academic and policy discussions. However, the interplay between family life and social inequalities, and how these relate to each other in the resilience literature, has yet to be documented. Objective: This scoping review addresses this gap by analyzing 250 articles published between 1998 and 2023. We compare the concept of resilience as applied in family and social resilience studies through four constitutive elements: (1) the unit of analysis, (2) definitions, (3) types, and (4) the risks, outcomes, and explanatory factors that are examined empirically. Results: While both perspectives study individuals’ resilience, the emphasis in family resilience is on families, whereas social resilience studies focus more on communities and societies. Both perspectives emphasize the centrality of risks in defining resilience, yet family resilience scholarship seeks solutions within the family, while social resilience highlights community dynamics. Additionally, family resilience studies explore topics related to family-specific risks and resources, while social resilience studies examine external risks and resources. Conclusions: The family resilience scholarship follows the clinical tradition in the resilience literature, viewing families as a separate entity that is resourceful and agentic. Socioeconomic risks are recurrent themes in social resilience literature, but not in family resilience. Contribution: Understanding resilience through the lens of family inequalities in socioeconomic contexts can bridge these two perspectives. Incorporating factors such as labour market dynamics, family transitions, and educational attainment into definitions of risks, outcomes, and explanatory factors of resilience can enhance this integration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Max-Planck-Institut für demographische Forschung) ((en))
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Study or Work? The Impact of Social Background and Unemployment Rates on the Decision of Vocational High School Graduates in Austria (2025)
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Binder, David, Nora Haag & Bianca Thaler (2025): Study or Work? The Impact of Social Background and Unemployment Rates on the Decision of Vocational High School Graduates in Austria. In: Social Inclusion, Jg. 13. DOI:10.17645/si.9772
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"Vocational high schools (BHS) constitute a popular school type in Austria and are particularly appealing to students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. These five-year schools provide an alternative pathway to a general higher education entrance qualification, combining academic schooling with the “safety net” of school-based vocational training. Although BHS represent an important route into higher education, with approximately half of graduates entering higher education within three years, the other half do not, with many opting to enter the labour market directly. Drawing on rational action theory, this study examines the relationship between students’ social backgrounds (measured by parental education level), labour market prospects following graduation from BHS, and higher education enrolment. We analyse the further educational and labour market pathways of the entire 2016/17 cohort of Austrian BHS graduates, using unique data that combines several high-quality administrative registers. Descriptive analysis shows that transition rates to higher education vary considerably according to parental education. We employ logistic regression models to demonstrate that higher regional unemployment rates for the particular vocational qualification of BHS are associated with increased transition rates to higher education. In contrast with the assumptions of the “diversion thesis,” findings indicate that this effect does not vary according to the education of students ’ parents. Consequently, BHS graduates with lower levels of parental education are equally likely to be deterred from pursuing higher education by the prospect of employment as those with higher parental education." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Participation and learning in Vocational education and training - a cross-national analysis of the perspectives of youth at risk for social exclusion (2025)
Bruin, Marieke ; Buligina, Ilze ; Kaminskiené, Lina ; Tūtlys, Vidmantas ; Bentsalo, Inna ; Loogma, Krista ; Väljataga, Terje ; Ümarik, Meril ; Sloka, Biruta ;Zitatform
Bruin, Marieke, Vidmantas Tūtlys, Meril Ümarik, Krista Loogma, Lina Kaminskiené, Inna Bentsalo, Terje Väljataga, Biruta Sloka & Ilze Buligina (2025): Participation and learning in Vocational education and training - a cross-national analysis of the perspectives of youth at risk for social exclusion. In: Journal of vocational education and training, Jg. 77, H. 3, S. 706-727. DOI:10.1080/13636820.2023.2283745
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"The article explores the experiences of youth at risk for social exclusion and is part of cross-national research involving Norway, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. 79 young people aged 16-29 who are at risk of becoming economically and socially marginalized were interviewed about circumstances that may support or hinder their participation and learning in VET. The study draws on sociocultural theory, emphasizing learning as participation in social practices. Thematic analyzes indicate that negative experiences in the past affect current participation in VET. In all countries, VET offers opportunities for participation for students at risk of social exclusion. However, vulnerable youth do not navigate the paths of social engagement well on their own. In the case of VET-students at risk for social exclusion, the mere development of knowledge and skills relevant for employment in the labor market does not suffice. VET institutions will need to facilitate students participation in learning communities. Building social capital for youth at risk through developing relationships that generate motivation, trust, and confidence enhances students opportunities for participation and subsequent learning. VET teachers and workplace supervisors will need guidance on how to develop the pedagogical competencies necessary to nurture social capital for students at risk for social exclusion." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Ist Blut dicker als Wasser? Wie die Familie den sozialen Aufstieg beeinflusst (2025)
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Bühler, Jonas, Tamara Erhardt, Melanie Häner-Müller & Christoph A. Schaltegger (2025): Ist Blut dicker als Wasser? Wie die Familie den sozialen Aufstieg beeinflusst. In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Jg. 26, H. 1, S. 62-79. DOI:10.1515/pwp-2025-0001
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"In diesem Artikel bieten Jonas Bühler, Tamara Erhardt, Melanie Häner-Müller und Christoph A. Schaltegger einen Überblick über den Stand der Forschung zu gesellschaftlichen Aufstiegschancen. Während traditionelle Ansätze hauptsächlich Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen betrachten, zeigt dieser Beitrag, dass sich der familiäre Einfluss umfassender messen lässt, wenn man den Blick auf die horizontalen Familienstrukturen richtet, also beispielsweise auf die Charakteristika von Geschwistern oder Cousins/Cousinen. Zudem ermöglicht dieser Ansatz eine detaillierte Untersuchung vieldiskutierter Persistenzfaktoren wie das elterliche Einkommen oder die Nationalität. Internationale Vergleiche verdeutlichen, dass familiäre Prägungen in den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland stärker wirken als in skandinavischen Ländern, während in der Schweiz eine bemerkenswert starke Einkommensmobilität vorherrscht. Darüber hinaus zeigt sich, dass in den untersuchten Ländern der familiäre Einfluss mit zunehmendem Verwandtschaftsgrad abnimmt, in horizontalen Analysen jedoch langsamer als in vertikalen. Abschließend belegen wir mit der Erweiterung der „Great-Gatsby-Kurve“, dass der Zusammenhang zwischen Ungleichheit und sozialer Mobilität auch dann bestehen bleibt, wenn man Letztere über Geschwisterähnlichkeiten statt Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen erfasst." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Kita-Versorgungsungleichheiten - eine Analyse auf Stadtteilebene (2025)
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Diermeier, Matthias, Jan Engler, Melinda Fremerey & Leon Wansleben (2025): Kita-Versorgungsungleichheiten - eine Analyse auf Stadtteilebene. (IW-Kurzberichte / Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Köln 2025,41), Köln, 3 S.
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"Der Zugang zu frühkindlicher Bildung hängt auch in Deutschland stark von der sozio-ökonomischen Segregation der Städte ab. Innerhalb derselben Stadt gibt es in wohlsituierten Vierteln im Durchschnitt ein Drittel mehr Kitas pro Anzahl Kinder als in sozio-ökonomisch prekären Räumen. Dieser Unterschied geht darauf zurück, dass sich konfessionelle- und private-gemeinnütze Kitas deutlich häufiger in prosperierenden Quartieren ansiedeln als in sozial schwachen Stadtteilen – öffentliche Kitas können dies nicht kompensieren." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Same but Different: Gender, Social Origin, and University Access. Results From a Field Experiment on Guidance Counseling (2025)
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Erdmann, Melinda, Irena Pietrzyk, Juliana Schneider, Marcel Helbig & Marita Jacob (2025): Same but Different: Gender, Social Origin, and University Access. Results From a Field Experiment on Guidance Counseling. In: Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Jg. 98. DOI:10.1016/j.rssm.2025.101062
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"Inequalities based on social origins heavily influence university access, shaping individuals’ careers and earning potential. While educational interventions in upper secondary schools have shown promise in supporting students from low social origins, their effects on gender disparities in university access remain less clear. This study investigates how social origins and gender intersect to affect university enrollment and whether counseling programs influence these patterns. Using data from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Germany evaluating a counseling program, our analysis reveals two key results. First, students’ evaluations of higher education appear to be shaped by their social background and gender before high school graduation. Second, the counseling program altered these evaluations and enrollment rates in distinct ways depending on students’ social background and gender. Our findings contribute to research on social stratification by highlighting intersectional patterns in rational choice evaluations and university enrollment. We also demonstrate that counseling in Germany effectively reduces intersectional inequalities in enrollment, which particularly benefits women from low social origins." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.) ((en))
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Inequality and socio-economic divides in parental transfers to young adults in the United States (2025)
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Floridi, Ginevra (2025): Inequality and socio-economic divides in parental transfers to young adults in the United States. In: Social forces, Jg. 103, H. 4, S. 1282-1306. DOI:10.1093/sf/soae148
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"Parental transfers of money and co-residence to young-adult children can serve as means of status reproduction. Yet, the relationship between inequality and socio-economic gaps in these forms of parental support has not been studied. Inequality may widen socio-economic differentials in monetary and co-residential transfers, potentially hindering social mobility. I test the association between income inequality and socio-economic divides in parental support to children aged 22–35 in the United States (U.S.), a context where the economic dependence of young adults has increased over decades of high or rising inequality. I link state-level inequality data to longitudinal data on 39,626 parent–child dyads from the Health and Retirement Study (1992–2018). Using state fixed-effects models I investigate how changes in income inequality within states relate to changes in wealth, income, and educational gradients in parental transfers over time. Socio-economic differences in the occurrence and amount of money transfers widen with inequality, as the probability of monetary support decreases among lower-class and lower-educated parents, while the amounts transferred increase among upper-class and higher-educated parents. Moreover, in times of higher inequality, co-residence is more strongly concentrated among lower-class, lower-educated parents. Previous research indicates that receiving money improves labor and housing market outcomes, while co-residence may restrict economic opportunities among young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. In light of this, my findings suggest that rising U.S. inequality may hinder social mobility by shifting the socio-economic distribution of intergenerational support." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Does the class composition matter? Social and immigrant class composition in compulsory school and the trajectory to upper-secondary education in Germany and Switzerland (2025)
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Glauser, David, Robin Busse & Katja Scharenberg (2025): Does the class composition matter? Social and immigrant class composition in compulsory school and the trajectory to upper-secondary education in Germany and Switzerland. In: International Journal of Comparative Sociology. DOI:10.1177/00207152241303401
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"Drawing on survey data from Germany and German-speaking Switzerland, we examine whether the class composition at lower-secondary level—in particular, the proportion of low-SES and immigrant students—is associated with students’ trajectories to post-compulsory education, using linear probability models. By focusing on two tracked education systems, our study extends the existing research, which primarily examines comprehensive education systems. Our findings indicate a generally weak relationship between class composition and educational attainment, partly mediated by class-level aspirations and achievement. However, the results underscore that in tracked education systems, individual-level characteristics matter more than class composition. We conclude that it is the institutional setting of tracking, which is linked to track-specific opportunity structures, that shapes educational trajectories and life chances." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Kompetenzen von First Generation Professionals: Kompetenzorientierte Reflexion von Karrierewegen (2025)
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Huesmann, Monika (2025): Kompetenzen von First Generation Professionals: Kompetenzorientierte Reflexion von Karrierewegen. In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, Jg. 79, H. 1, S. 51-63. DOI:10.1007/s41449-024-00444-3
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"First Generation Professionals erleben Probleme und Schwierigkeiten beim Eintritt und der Karriere in Organisationen. Allerdings entwickeln sie auch Kompetenzen im Zusammenhang mit ihrer sozialen Herkunft. In einer empirischen Studie mit 27 Interviews werden Kompetenzen inhaltsanalytisch ausgewertet. Anhand der Ergebnisse werden klassische defizitorientierte Maßnahmen kritisch reflektiert und kompetenzorientierte Ansätze diskutiert. Praktische Relevanz Soziale Herkunft wird im Diversity Management zunehmend thematisiert. Es werden sowohl Probleme beim Einstieg in den Beruf als auch auf dem Karriereweg festgestellt. Häufig zielen die Handlungsempfehlungen vor allem auf den Ausgleich von Defiziten. Allerdings werden dabei die Kompetenzen, die First Generation Professionals auf ihrem Bildungs- und Berufsweg auch aufgrund ihrer sozialen Herkunft entwickeln oft nicht gesehen und daher auch nicht in den Organisationen nutzbar gemacht. In dieser Studie werden berufsbezogene Kompetenzen analysiert und kompetenzorientierte Ansätze diskutiert, die in Organisationen umgesetzt werden können." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Is the gender-gap reversal a feedback loop? Demographic factors influencing gender-gap inequalities in tertiary education in European countries (2025)
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Katrňák, Tomáš, Pia N. Blossfeld & Tomáš Doseděl (2025): Is the gender-gap reversal a feedback loop? Demographic factors influencing gender-gap inequalities in tertiary education in European countries. In: Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Jg. 97. DOI:10.1016/j.rssm.2025.101040
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"The educational structures of European populations have changed significantly over the last 20 years. The average proportion of young people (aged 25–34) in European countries who had attained tertiary education increased from 25 % in 2000 to 41 % in 2020. This educational expansion has been accompanied by a change of the gender ratio in favor of women and the growth of a gender-gap reversal (GGR). We deal with demographic factors that influence the trends in GGR in tertiary education. We use the first round of Generations and Gender Surveys (GGS-I) data collected under the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) in 12 European countries. We analyze the effects of parental educational hypogamy (marriage where the wife’s education level is higher than the husband’s), parental tertiary homogamy (marriage where the wife’s tertiary level is the same as the husband’s), parental divorce, and non-intact origin family. The empirical results show that three of these factors have positive effects on women’s tertiary education attainment andincrease the GGR. We argue that the increasing level of GGR then reinforces the prevalence of these factors in the tertiary educated population at the macro level by which the GGR is boosted again over time. Based on this cyclic argument we suggest interpreting the GGR in tertiary education as a positive feedback loop." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.) ((en))
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A Lifecycle Estimator of Intergenerational Income Mobility (2025)
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Mello, Ursula, Martin Nybom & Jan Stuhler (2025): A Lifecycle Estimator of Intergenerational Income Mobility. In: The Review of Economics and Statistics, S. 1-44. DOI:10.1162/rest_a_01585
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"Lacking lifetime income data, most intergenerational mobility estimates are subject to lifecycle bias. Using long income series from Sweden and the US, we illustrate that standard correction methods struggle to account for one important property of income processes: children from affluent families experience faster income growth, even conditional on their own characteristics. We propose a lifecycle estimator that captures this pattern and performs well across different settings. We apply the estimator to study mobility trends, including for recent cohorts that could not be considered in prior work. Despite rising income inequality, intergenerational mobility remained largely stable in both countries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © MIT Press Journals) ((en))
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Social inequalities at the transition to higher education: the role of personality for graduates from vocational and general schools (2025)
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Nika, David (2025): Social inequalities at the transition to higher education: the role of personality for graduates from vocational and general schools. In: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, Jg. 17. DOI:10.1186/s40461-025-00181-9
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"Previous research has shown that social inequalities in the transition to higher education are a persistent phenomenon in Germany. Additionally, studies indicate that graduates from vocational schools are less likely to enter higher education, compared to their peers who graduated from general schools. However, research is scarce about how social background effects may differ for graduates from vocational schools in comparison to general schools. This paper aims to examine this twofold inequality, by introducing personality traits as resources that support graduates from disadvantaged social backgrounds to enter higher education, especially if they graduated from vocational schools. Therefore, this study distinguishes between graduates from general schools, as well as from vocational schools with a general and a specific higher education entrance qualification. Drawing on data of the two most recent cohorts of the school leaver cohort of the German Student Life Cycle Panel, logistic regression models with interaction terms are employed and average marginal effects are reported. The findings reveal that, although vocational schools are less socially selective in their student decomposition as well as in the transition into higher education, inequalities based on social background persist. Two of the five personality traits showed significant positive effects for graduates from disadvantaged social background for entering higher education: while openness appears to be beneficial for students who graduated from general schools and vocational schools, agreeableness is especially advantageous for students who graduated from vocational schools with a specific higher education entrance qualification. This paper highlights how personality traits can mitigate social inequalities in higher education transitions and underscores the importance of distinguishing social background effects across different school types. The results have broader implications for addressing educational inequalities and understanding the role of individual resources in diverse institutional contexts." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Student*in Werden als soziale Praxis – Bildungsaufsteiger*innen an österreichischen Universitäten (2025)
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Petrik, Flora (2025): Student*in Werden als soziale Praxis – Bildungsaufsteiger*innen an österreichischen Universitäten. In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Jg. 50. DOI:10.1007/s11614-025-00612-7
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"Die soziale Herkunft prägt nach wie vor Bildungswege, -zugänge und -erfahrungen in Österreich. Für Bildungsaufsteiger*innen, deren Eltern nicht studiert haben, ist es nicht selbstverständlich, Student*in zu sein. Anknüpfend daran widmet sich dieser Beitrag der biografischen Phase des Studiums und untersucht, wie Bildungsaufsteiger*innen den Übergang in die soziale Position „Student*in“ vollziehen. Wie werden Bildungsaufsteiger*innen zu Student*innen? Die Forschungsfrage wird auf Basis biografisch-narrativen Datenmaterials beantwortet, das entsprechend der Grounded Theory Methodologie produziert und ausgewertet wurde: 17 biografisch-narrative Interviews mit first-generation Studierenden sowie 36 autobiografische schriftliche Texte, in denen first-generation Studierende ihren Bildungsweg reflektieren. Für die Analyse wird auf Pierre Bourdieus bildungssoziologische Konzepte sowie Überlegungen der sozialwissenschaftlichen Biografieforschung zurückgegriffen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Eintritt in das universitäre Feld kein isoliertes Ereignis, sondern ein komplexer biografischer Prozess des Student*in Werdens (becoming a student ) ist. Die Aneignung der sozialen Position „Student*in“ erfolgt durch spezifische soziale Praktiken: Praktiken des Tätigwerdens, kollektive Peer-Praktiken und Praktiken pädagogischer Begleitung. In diesen Praktiken werden studentische Subjekte als solche konstituiert, Zugehörigkeit gestiftet und Bildungsaufsteiger*innen als Mitglieder des universitären Feldes autorisiert. Diese Dynamiken werden anhand der Fallgeschichte der Studentin „Marie Schmidt“ rekonstruiert. Ihre biografische Erzählung verdeutlicht, dass der klassenspezifische Habitus zwar die Erfahrungswelt von Bildungsaufsteiger*innen prägt, zugleich aber Spielräume für Transformationen eröffnet. Abschließend werden die Ergebnisse in den aktuellen Forschungsstand zu Bildungsaufstieg eingeordnet und vor dem Hintergrund bildungspolitischer Herausforderungen in Österreich diskutiert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Soziale Ungleichheiten in der frühkindlichen Betreuung: Eine Analyse von Betreuungsentscheidungen und -verläufen (2025)
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Steinberg, Hannah Sinja (2025): Soziale Ungleichheiten in der frühkindlichen Betreuung. Eine Analyse von Betreuungsentscheidungen und -verläufen. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 316 S.
Abstract
"Wie treffen Eltern Entscheidungen über frühkindliche Betreuung, und welche Rolle spielt dabei die soziale Herkunft? Dieses Buch beleuchtet die Mechanismen, die soziale Ungleichheiten in Betreuungsentscheidungen für Kinder unter drei Jahren prägen – ein Bereich, der sowohl für die Förderung der kindlichen Entwicklung als auch für die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf von zentraler Bedeutung ist. Die Arbeit erweitert das Verständnis frühkindlicher Betreuung durch eine dynamische Perspektive: Neben der Nutzung oder Nicht-Nutzung formeller Angebote stehen das Timing und die Muster der Betreuungsverläufe im Fokus. Basierend auf einer Kombination von Rational-Choice-Modellen und dem Lebensverlaufsansatz liefert die Analyse empirisch fundierte Einblicke in soziale Disparitäten und den Einfluss institutioneller Rahmenbedingungen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, wie selektive Betreuungsentscheidungen nicht nur bestehende Ungleichheiten widerspiegeln, und somit die Startchancen und Bildungsbiografien von Kindern nachhaltig beeinflussen können. Abschließend eröffnet die Arbeit Handlungsperspektiven für Politik und Praxis, um gerechtere Betreuungszugänge zu fördern." (Verlagsangaben, IAB-Doku)
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