From Origin to Destination: Trends and Mechanisms in Social Stratification Research - Couverture souple

 
9783593384115: From Origin to Destination: Trends and Mechanisms in Social Stratification Research

Synopsis

Despite the momentous social and economic change of recent decades, patterns of social stratification have proven to be remarkably stable. In From Origin to Destination, an expert team analyzes the current state of social stratification research from a comparative, international perspective. This volume presents theoretical knowledge as well as empirical evidence on questions such as intergenerational social mobility; inequalities of educational opportunity, gender and ethnicity; and the role of education in the labor market.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stefani Scherer is a research fellow at Milano-Bicocca University, Italy.
Reinhard Pollak is a research fellow at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany.
Gunnar Otte is a senior research fellow at the University of Leipzig, Germany.
Markus Gangl holds the chair of methods of empirical social research and applied sociology at the University of Mannheim, Germany.

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