Chances to acquire education, social status and income are unequally distributed within societies. How are such inequalities brought about through processes across the life course, from cradle to grave? This course aims to deepen students’ familiarity with dynamics of the reproduction of social structure by focusing on the generation of inequalities in the across the life course as well as on intergenerational relations in the reproduction of social inequality. The first part of the course covers a brief introduction to the life course paradigm and the main tenets of stratification research. The second part focuses on theoretical approaches and empirical findings relating to inequalities within and between families and across occupational careers.
Basic knowledge of quantitative methods and familiarity with descriptive statistics and the basics of regression analysis is a requirement.
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30-M-Soz-M7a Sozialstruktur und soziale Ungleichheit a | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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30-M-Soz-M7b Sozialstruktur und soziale Ungleichheit b | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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30-M-Soz-M7c Sozialstruktur und soziale Ungleichheit c | Seminar 1 | Study requirement
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