Claudia Finger
Biographic Data
| ID | 279347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudia Finger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudia |
| FAMILY NAME | Finger |
| SIGNATURE | FINGER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | WZB Berlin Social Science Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7923-957X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Stratified strategies? Gender, social background and access to selective fields in Norway
Fields of study are segregated along the lines of social class and gender. The most prestigious and selective professional fields, such as medicine or law, are persistently dominated by socially privileged students but have undergone a pronounced feminization in recent decades. We first investigate gender and SES differences in strategies, in admission chances and whether strategies mediate these differences. Second, we explore how gender and SES…
Social inequality in admission chances for prestigious higher education programs in Germany: Do Application Patterns Matter
Research has shown that admission to prestigious higher education programs varies by students' socio-economic status (SES). Access to these programs is characterized by high competition and often rather complex admission procedures. Thus, access may depend not only on students' performance and decisions to apply but also on their application patterns: Where and how they apply, which may vary by social background due to differences in educational …
Feminicídio seguido de suicídio: A organização da mídia na prestação de serviço para evitar casos das violências correlacionadas
O presente artigo tem como objetivo estudar as reportagens jornalísticas que noticiam casos de feminicídio seguido de suicídio, e analisar qual o papel da mídia na conscientização do público sobre as violências correlacionadas. Com muitos estigmas, o tema ainda é pouco abordado pelo jornalismo de forma esclarecedora e em formato de prestação de serviço, uma vez que ambos os assuntos ainda são tabus para a sociedade. Dessa forma, este estudo se pr…
Do Experiences of Success and Failure Influence Beliefs about Inequality? Evidence from Selective University Admission
Previous research suggests that beliefs about inequality are often biased in ways that serve people’s own interests. By contrast, people might uphold system-justifying beliefs, such as meritocratic beliefs. We test these assumptions against real-life experience of highly selective university admission. Using panel data on German medical school applicants allows us to measure belief changes through experiences of success or failure in admission. W…
Test Participation or Test Performance: Why Do Men Benefit from Test-Based Admission to Higher Education
This study illuminates the male advantage in test-based admissions to higher education. In contrast to many other countries, admission tests in Germany are optional, and test-free programs are available. This context offers a unique opportunity to investigate whether the male advantage in test-based admissions is caused by gender differences in test performance or in test participation. We use novel register data for the whole population of 300,0…
Soziale Herkunft und die Umsetzung von Studienaspirationen: Individuelle und institutionelle Einflüsse in Phasen der Selbst- und Fremdselektion
Ausgangspunkt des Buches ist das für Deutschland konstatierte Problem geringer Studierendenquoten bei gleichzeitig ausgeprägter sozialer Ungleichheit im Studium. Das Buch untersucht dabei individuelle und institutionelle Hürden bei der Umsetzung von Studienaspirationen und fragt, ob es selbst auf diesem "kurzen Stück" ins Studium soziale Herkunftsunterschiede gibt. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung stehen theoretisch wie quantitativ empirisch versc…
(Mis)Matched College Aspirations and Expectations: The Role of Social Background and Admission Barriers
Not all high school students who wish to study think that they will be able to realize this wish. This article examines whether admission barriers to higher education (HE) are a potential reason for this mismatch between educational aspirations and expectations and whether they are more constraining for students from socially less advantaged backgrounds. It does so for the German context in which the role of admission barriers for social inequali…
As telas da pandemia da Covid-19: Desafios do Jornalismo e do Audiovisual
Apresentação do dossiê "As telas da pandemia da Covid-19: desafios do Jornalismo e do Audiovisual
Gender differences in the choice of field of study and the relevance of income information. Insights from a field experiment
Applying to college: Do information deficits lower the likelihood of college-eligible students from less-privileged families to pursue their college intentions
TVE/RS - Televisão pública no contexto de convergência midiática
Dois tipos de mudanças interessam ao futuro da televisão pública do Rio Grande do Sul. A primeira é tecnológica, fruto de um processo de longo prazo que está imprimindo atualmente o ápice da virada entre o predomínio das mídias de massa e a convergência múltipla da comunicação. A segunda mudança, esta periódica e intermitente, refere-se às trocas de governo do Estado e as consequências diretas nos rumos da Fundação Piratini, mantenedora da TVE/RS…
Institutional constraints and the translation of college aspirations into intentions—Evidence from a factorial survey
New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012
On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that studying abroad was socially selective during the entire observation period. Selectivity increased b…
New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012
On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that studying abroad was socially selective during the entire observation period. Selectivity increased b…
Institutional constraints and the translation of college aspirations into intentions—Evidence from a factorial survey
Applying to college: Do information deficits lower the likelihood of college-eligible students from less-privileged families to pursue their college intentions
Gender differences in the choice of field of study and the relevance of income information. Insights from a field experiment
Test Participation or Test Performance: Why Do Men Benefit from Test-Based Admission to Higher Education
This study illuminates the male advantage in test-based admissions to higher education. In contrast to many other countries, admission tests in Germany are optional, and test-free programs are available. This context offers a unique opportunity to investigate whether the male advantage in test-based admissions is caused by gender differences in test performance or in test participation. We use novel register data for the whole population of 300,0…
(Mis)Matched College Aspirations and Expectations: The Role of Social Background and Admission Barriers
Not all high school students who wish to study think that they will be able to realize this wish. This article examines whether admission barriers to higher education (HE) are a potential reason for this mismatch between educational aspirations and expectations and whether they are more constraining for students from socially less advantaged backgrounds. It does so for the German context in which the role of admission barriers for social inequali…
Do Experiences of Success and Failure Influence Beliefs about Inequality? Evidence from Selective University Admission
Previous research suggests that beliefs about inequality are often biased in ways that serve people’s own interests. By contrast, people might uphold system-justifying beliefs, such as meritocratic beliefs. We test these assumptions against real-life experience of highly selective university admission. Using panel data on German medical school applicants allows us to measure belief changes through experiences of success or failure in admission. W…
Social inequality in admission chances for prestigious higher education programs in Germany: Do Application Patterns Matter
Research has shown that admission to prestigious higher education programs varies by students' socio-economic status (SES). Access to these programs is characterized by high competition and often rather complex admission procedures. Thus, access may depend not only on students' performance and decisions to apply but also on their application patterns: Where and how they apply, which may vary by social background due to differences in educational …
TVE/RS - Televisão pública no contexto de convergência midiática
Dois tipos de mudanças interessam ao futuro da televisão pública do Rio Grande do Sul. A primeira é tecnológica, fruto de um processo de longo prazo que está imprimindo atualmente o ápice da virada entre o predomínio das mídias de massa e a convergência múltipla da comunicação. A segunda mudança, esta periódica e intermitente, refere-se às trocas de governo do Estado e as consequências diretas nos rumos da Fundação Piratini, mantenedora da TVE/RS…
Institutional constraints and the translation of college aspirations into intentions—Evidence from a factorial survey
New Horizontal Inequalities in German Higher Education? Social Selectivity of Studying Abroad between 1991 and 2012
On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that studying abroad was socially selective during the entire observation period. Selectivity increased b…
Applying to college: Do information deficits lower the likelihood of college-eligible students from less-privileged families to pursue their college intentions
Gender differences in the choice of field of study and the relevance of income information. Insights from a field experiment
As telas da pandemia da Covid-19: Desafios do Jornalismo e do Audiovisual
Apresentação do dossiê "As telas da pandemia da Covid-19: desafios do Jornalismo e do Audiovisual
Soziale Herkunft und die Umsetzung von Studienaspirationen: Individuelle und institutionelle Einflüsse in Phasen der Selbst- und Fremdselektion
Ausgangspunkt des Buches ist das für Deutschland konstatierte Problem geringer Studierendenquoten bei gleichzeitig ausgeprägter sozialer Ungleichheit im Studium. Das Buch untersucht dabei individuelle und institutionelle Hürden bei der Umsetzung von Studienaspirationen und fragt, ob es selbst auf diesem "kurzen Stück" ins Studium soziale Herkunftsunterschiede gibt. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung stehen theoretisch wie quantitativ empirisch versc…
(Mis)Matched College Aspirations and Expectations: The Role of Social Background and Admission Barriers
Not all high school students who wish to study think that they will be able to realize this wish. This article examines whether admission barriers to higher education (HE) are a potential reason for this mismatch between educational aspirations and expectations and whether they are more constraining for students from socially less advantaged backgrounds. It does so for the German context in which the role of admission barriers for social inequali…
Feminicídio seguido de suicídio: A organização da mídia na prestação de serviço para evitar casos das violências correlacionadas
O presente artigo tem como objetivo estudar as reportagens jornalísticas que noticiam casos de feminicídio seguido de suicídio, e analisar qual o papel da mídia na conscientização do público sobre as violências correlacionadas. Com muitos estigmas, o tema ainda é pouco abordado pelo jornalismo de forma esclarecedora e em formato de prestação de serviço, uma vez que ambos os assuntos ainda são tabus para a sociedade. Dessa forma, este estudo se pr…
Do Experiences of Success and Failure Influence Beliefs about Inequality? Evidence from Selective University Admission
Previous research suggests that beliefs about inequality are often biased in ways that serve people’s own interests. By contrast, people might uphold system-justifying beliefs, such as meritocratic beliefs. We test these assumptions against real-life experience of highly selective university admission. Using panel data on German medical school applicants allows us to measure belief changes through experiences of success or failure in admission. W…
Test Participation or Test Performance: Why Do Men Benefit from Test-Based Admission to Higher Education
This study illuminates the male advantage in test-based admissions to higher education. In contrast to many other countries, admission tests in Germany are optional, and test-free programs are available. This context offers a unique opportunity to investigate whether the male advantage in test-based admissions is caused by gender differences in test performance or in test participation. We use novel register data for the whole population of 300,0…
Social inequality in admission chances for prestigious higher education programs in Germany: Do Application Patterns Matter
Research has shown that admission to prestigious higher education programs varies by students' socio-economic status (SES). Access to these programs is characterized by high competition and often rather complex admission procedures. Thus, access may depend not only on students' performance and decisions to apply but also on their application patterns: Where and how they apply, which may vary by social background due to differences in educational …
Stratified strategies? Gender, social background and access to selective fields in Norway
Fields of study are segregated along the lines of social class and gender. The most prestigious and selective professional fields, such as medicine or law, are persistently dominated by socially privileged students but have undergone a pronounced feminization in recent decades. We first investigate gender and SES differences in strategies, in admission chances and whether strategies mediate these differences. Second, we explore how gender and SES…
Economics (8 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · German (4 works) · Inequality (4 works) · Social inequality (4 works)