The Risk of Downward Mobility in Educational Attainment Children of Higher-Educated Parents in Germany

Sophie Hahn analyses downward mobility in educational attainment from a sociological life-course perspective. In order to avoid status loss children of higher-educated parents have to persevere through long educational careers. How large is their risk of intergenerational downward mobility in educat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hahn, Sophie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Life Course Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Inter- and intra-generational downward mobility in Germany
  • Re-entering the academic pathway after starting vocational training
  • Access to tertiary education and dropout