The degree to which economic status is transmitted from one generation to the next is an important indicator for the inequality of opportunities. One crucial element of intergenerational mobility is the way parents influence the education of their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in...

Bildungskrise und Ausbildungskrise bei Jugendlichen in Deutschland. Der Autor weist gleich zu Beginn darauf hin, dass es sich zwar um ein Sachbuch, nicht jedoch um ein sachliches Buch handelt. Das Werk ist gespickt mit amüsanten und größtenteils zutreffenden Analogien und Späßen, so dass...

The degree to which economic status is transmitted from one generation to the next is an important indicator for the inequality of opportunities. One crucial element of intergenerational mobility is the way parents influence the education of their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in...

The degree to which economic status is transmitted from one generation to the next is an important indicator for the inequality of opportunities. One crucial element of intergenerational mobility is the way parents influence the education of their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in...

Klassen und Schichten wurden in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Debatte angezweifelt. Hier wird die aktuelle Debatte über soziale Ungleichheit referiert, der Gegensatz zwischen Arm und Reich und die prekären Verhältnisse für viele untersucht und aktuelle Entwicklungen bewertet. (2)

This study provides a comprehensive report on the group of young people without a secondary school certificate in Germany. Official statistics are used to give an overview over the development of the dropout rate and its regional and school-type specific differences. Dropout rates are highest in...