This study investigates the gender gap in teacher-assigned grades in German and mathematics among 7th-grade students in Germany. Using rich data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS, N =...

Attraverso quali chiavi di lettura è possibile migliorare la comprensione delle disuguaglianze sociali e promuovere pari opportunità di vita? In occasione dell’inaugurazione del Centro di ricerca “Equ...

ISA-Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility Meeting, January 20 th - 21 st.

Business curfews are emerging as regulatory policy instruments to reduce crime in high-risk areas, yet rigorous evaluations remain limited. This study examines San Francisco’s Tenderloin Retail Hours ...

Policymakers in many developed countries are focused on increasing university participation, but higher enrolment rates do not necessarily lead to better degree completion rates. One proposed solution...

Motivated by ongoing academic debates about whether education functions as a causal driver or a proxy in shaping sociopolitical outcomes, this study i…

Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies

We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27,

One of the greatest challenges facing educators and policymakers lies in addressing educational inequalities tied to social background. Despite progress in reducing disparities in the post-War deca…

When you see the statistical result of an experiment like p = 0.003 or a 95% confidence interval of , you might assume a certain clarity and definitiveness in those results. A null effect is very unli...

Sociological literature on cultural practices seeking to understand the social differentiation of taste pays limited attention to what people avoid consuming, despite its potential as a strategic indi...