Parental Educational Homogamy and Children’s Tertiary Education in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7728139 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pia Blossfeld, Pia N Blossfeld (0000-0001-8629-2873, Universität Innsbruck, corresponding author), T Katrnak (0000-0002-2557-302X, Masaryk University), Beatrice Chomková Manea (Masaryk University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1869-8980 • E-ISSN: 1869-8999 |
| Publisher | German Federal Institute for Population Research (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.12765/cpos-2024-10 |
| OpenAlex | W4401963358 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 62 |
In this paper, we examine (1) whether parental educational homogamy is associated with children’s tertiary educational attainment in different European countries and (2) whether this association is moderated by families’ educational backgrounds. Using data from the European Social Survey and multilevel logistic regression models, we find that parental homogamy is important for children’s tertiary educational attainment. In particular, children of more highly educated homogamous parents are more likely to obtain a tertiary degree themselves. This parental homogamy association varies across countries. While the association is below the European average in Czechia, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, it is equal or close to average in Slovenia, Estonia, France, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, and Lithuania, and above average in Spain, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Belgium. Our findings suggest that parental educational constellations should be examined more closely in further education inequality research. * This article belongs to a special issue on “Changes in Educational Homogamy and Its Consequences
Demographic economics · Educational attainment · Educational inequality · European Social Survey · Geography · Higher education · Inequality · Logistic regression · Political science · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models
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The South European Countries
Eastern Europe and Russia
How the rise of academic families across cohorts influences sons’ and daughters’ tertiary education in West Germany
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Social Inequality Across the Generations
Modernization and Postmodernization
Intergenerational Income Mobility and the Role of Family Background
The Causal Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling
Do Husbands and Wives Pool Their Resources? Evidence from the United Kingdom Child Benefit
The advantage of daughters in hypogamous families
Changes in Inequality of Educational Opportunity
Both parents matter. Family-based educational inequality in Italy over the second half of the 20th century
Nominal comparability is not enough
Women and Class Analysis
Early Tracking and Social Inequality in Educational Attainment
Understanding Diversity in the Meaning of Cohabitation Across Europe
His and Her Education and Marital Dissolution
Family Dynamics and Child Outcomes
The Reversed Gender Gap in Education and Assortative Mating in Europe
Poverty, family resources and children's early educational attainment
Changes in Household Composition and Children’s Educational Attainment
A Theory of Marriage
Adolescents’ psychological adjustment during challenging times
Gender, education expansion and intergenerational educational mobility around the world
Transitional Inequality Offset
Measuring and Modelling Level of Education in European Societies
The timing of marriage vis-à-vis coresidence and childbearing in Europe and the United States
Nonpersistent Inequality in Educational Attainment
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Social Mobility in an Era of Family Instability and Complexity
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Bringing Intergenerational Social Mobility Research into the Twenty-first Century
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Increasing Resource Inequality among Families in Modern Societies
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Towards a new understanding of cohabitation
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Social Class of Men, Women and Families
Women and Class Analysis
Women, Family and Class
The Reversal of the Gender Gap in Education and Its Consequences for Family Life
Socioeconomic Status, Family Processes,and Individual Development
Homogamy Among Dating, Cohabiting, and Married Couples
The role of cohabitation in family formation
The deinstitutionalization of American marriage
The Influence of Fathers and Mothers Equally Sharing Childcare Responsibilities on Children's Cognitive Development from Early Childhood to School Age
Understanding Heterogeneity in the Effects of Parental Separation on Educational Attainment in Britain
When Growing Up Without a Parent Does Not Hurt
Decomposing 'Social Origins
The Composition of Family Background
Analysing the Effect of Educational Differences between Partners
Family Investments in Children--Productivities, Preferences, and Parental Child Care
Persistent Inequalities? Expansion of Education and Class Inequality in Italy and Spain
Persistent Inequality in Educational Attainment and its Institutional Context
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Parental Divorce, Psychological Well-Being and Educational Attainment
Are Father's or Mother's Socioeconomic Characteristics More Important Influences on Student Performance? Recent International Evidence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |