Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos: El Salvador

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos; Guatemala

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos: Mexico

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos: Nicaragua

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos: Panama

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos: Paraguay

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros basicos: Peru

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Proyecto sobre estratificación y movilidad social en América Latina. Cuadros básicos: República Dominicana

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A função social da escola: convergências e divergências na expectativa da família e da escola na formação da criança

Pós-graduação em Docência para a Educação Básica - FC

A new methodological approach for studying intergenerational mobility with an application to Swiss data

Despite the widespread interest in the topic and a vast international literature, very little is known about the development of intergenerational mobility in Switzerland. Based on a new harmonized database for Switzerland (comprising various surveys such as different waves of the ISSP, EVS, and the ESS), we provide a systematic account of changes in the link between social origin and destination over time (covering birth cohorts from around 1935 to 1980). We analyze effects of parental education and class on own educational achievement and social class for both men and women, using a refined variant of the methodological approach proposed by Jann and Combet (2012). The approach is based on the concept of proportional reduction of error (PRE) and features a number of advantages over more traditional approaches. For example, it provides smooth estimates of changes in social mobility that have a clear interpretation and it can easily incorporate control variables and multiple dimensions of parental characteristics. To evaluate the validity of our approach, we employ the oft-used log-multiplicative layer effect (a.k.a Unidiff) model (Xie 1992, Erikson and Goldthorpe 1992) as a benchmark. Results indicate that our approach performs well and produces qualitatively similar findings as Xie's model. For both men and women, effects of social origin initially decreased, but then, towards the end of the observation period, increased again. This u-shaped pattern, which can be observed with respect to both education and class, appears to be more pronounced for women than for men.

Intergenerational Mobility in Switzerland. A Comparison of Methodological Approaches

Despite the widespread interest in the topic and a vast international literature, only little is known about the development of intergenerational mobility in Switzerland. Based on a new harmonized database for Switzerland (comprising various surveys such as different waves of the ISSP, EVS, or the ESS), we provide a systematic account of changes in the link between social origin and destination over time (covering birth cohorts from 1940 through 1980). We analyze effects of parental education and class on own educational achievement and social class for both men and women, using a refined variant of the methodological approach proposed by Jann and Combet (2012). The approach is based on the concept of proportional reduction of error (PRE) and features a number of advantages over more traditional approaches. For example, it provides smooth estimates of changes in social mobility that have a clear interpretation and it can easily incorporate control variables and multiple dimensions of parental characteristics. To evaluate the validity of our approach, we employ the oft-used log-multiplicative layer effect model (Xie 1992) as a benchmark. Results indicate that our approach performs well and produces qualitatively similar findings as Xie’s model. For men, effects of social origin have been stable over the observed period. For women, however, social mobility significantly decreased among younger cohorts, mostly due to expanding female education and labor force participation. Jann, Ben, Benita Combet (2012). Zur Entwicklung der intergenerationalen Mobilität in der Schweiz (On the Development of Intergenerational Mobility in Switzerland). Swiss Journal of Sociology 38(2): 177-199. Xie, Yu (1992). The Log-Multiplicative Layer Effect Model for Comparing Mobility Tables. American Sociological Review 57(3): 380-395.

Does Climbing the ‘Social Ladder’ Increase Life Satisfaction? A Comparison of the UK and Switzerland

It is a widely held belief that status and wealth affect subjective well-being (SWB). This is reflected in the efforts of many people to climb up the ‘social ladder’ and to transcend their social background. By being upwardly mobile, they hope to benefit from various rewards they believe to be associated with desirable societal positions. However, findings from a range of disciplines provide evidence that these benefits are not to be taken for granted. Thus, we decided investigate the question of how upward social mobility impacts life satisfaction, the cognitive component of SWB.

Algunos indicadores sobre los cambios en la estructura y la movilidad social : Mendoza-Argentina 1991-2010

El objetivo de este artículo es proporcionar un marco que permita dimensionar y objetivar la diversidad de experiencias sociales de los mendocinos en los últimos 20 años. Concretamos esta meta, fragmentariamente, a partir de la recopilación y análisis de estudios de actualidad sobre los cambios en la estructura social del país y de la provincia. Debido a las limitaciones existentes –baches de información, magnitud, complejidad y velocidad de las transformaciones ocurridas–, consideramos solo indicadores disponibles, referidos principalmente a los aglomerados urbanos de Argentina y Mendoza. Para dar cuenta de la dinámica estructural, utilizamos el concepto régimen social de acumulación (RSA).