Die öffentliche Debatte über "Neue Armut", "Unterschicht" und "Prekariat" hat den Blick darauf gerichtet, dass in der reichen Industrienation Deutschland zunehmend mehr Menschen den sozialen Abstieg fürchten oder bereits kein ökonomisch gesichertes Leben mehr führen.

Wie nie zuvor ist die junge Generation sozial tief zerrissen: Hinsichtlich Gesundheit, Bildung, Wohnen, Freizeit und Teilhabe verschärfen sich die Unterschiede. Während Kinder aus wohlhabenden, reichen und hyperreichen Familien materielle Sicherheit genießen und eine Führungsposition in der...

We analyze the effect of some circumstances, i.e. exogenously determined individual characteristics, over individual income and likewise over achieved years of education. Gathering information for Bolivia and applying the theoretical scheme of Equality of Opportunity, this paper identifies as...

Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s skills and capabilities begin early in life and can have detrimental effects on future success in school. The present study examines the relationships between school readiness and sociodemographic inequalities using teacher reports of the Short Early...

Circumstance plays a crucial role not only in determining individual academic achievement but also in shaping long-term achievement mobility, which has received limited attention in previous literature. Our study, based on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data from 2010 and 2014 as well as...