Gabriel Otero
Biographic Data
| ID | 3580914 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gabriel Otero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gabriel |
| FAMILY NAME | Otero |
| SIGNATURE | OTERO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Diego Portales University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9768-5699 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Social mobility and class segregation in personal networks over time: Evidence from longitudinal data
This study examines how class-based network homogeneity evolves over time and whether intragenerational social mobility reshapes personal network composition in Chile. Drawing on four waves of longitudinal data from the Chilean Longitudinal Social Survey (ELSOC, 2016–2023), we assess the extent to which class stability and different forms of social mobility—conjunctural, structural, and cumulative—influence the degree of class homogeneity in pers…
The Worldviews of Elites: Differences Between Inheritors and Newcomers
The main goal of this paper is to examine variations in the political attitudes of elites in Chile concerning two key dimensions: socioeconomic attitudes (concerning redistribution, taxation, and state provision of services) and sociocultural attitudes (concerning immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, and democratic values). I propose a framework that underscores the potential impact of the source of elite power-whether economic, political…
Neighborhood cohesion and depressive symptoms: Longitudinal evidence from Chile
Networked inequality: The role of changes in network heterogeneity and network size in attitudes towards inequality
Existing research on attitudes towards inequality has predominantly focused on individual class or socioeconomic position, with little attention paid to the role of personal networks. The limited existing research has primarily focused on the influence of specific class ties, while overlooking a crucial dimension: network size. Moreover, the lack of quantitative data containing information about socioeconomic standing, network configuration and a…
Consumer credit and personal networks: Exploring the role of network heterogeneity in consumption and borrowing behaviour in Chile
The goal of this article is to assess how network heterogeneity relates to the use of consumer credit. We propose a theoretical framework that underscores three interrelated mechanisms based on social comparison and comparison groups, through which the socio-economic heterogeneity of interpersonal networks could amplify consumption and indebtedness patterns: emulation, competition, and belonging assertion. Socio-economic network heterogeneity is …
Varieties of Economic Elites? Preliminary Results From the World Elite Database (WED)
The strategies, decisions and beliefs of those who occupy prominent positions of economic power have influence on very large corporations and the markets they dominate, on vast amounts of economic resources, and on the rules of the game. However, the sociology of elites faces a dual challenge: divergent conceptualisations of what can be considered as a position of economic power and internationally incompatible sources of information hinder compa…
What makes elites more or less egalitarian? Variations in attitudes towards inequality within the economic, political and cultural elites in Chile
This article investigates how the type of elite to which a person belongs and their intergenerational contextual experiences are associated with attitudes towards inequality among elite individuals. We propose that membership of the economic elite and access to private schools, higher education business schools and affluent residential areas may contribute to the development of views that favour inequality. Using unique survey data collected in 2…
The damages of stigma, the benefits of prestige: Examining the consequences of perceived residential reputations on neighbourhood attachment
This study examines how perceived residential reputations – that is, how people think non-residents assess the reputation of their neighbourhood – affect neighbourhood attachment, including residents’ sense of belonging, local civic membership, social relationships and compliance with social rules and norms in the neighbourhood. We focus on Santiago, the capital city of Chile: a highly segregated context. We use data from the Chilean Longitudinal…
The Power of Diversity: Class, Networks and Attitudes Towards Inequality
We examine how inter-class relationships shape attitudes towards inequality. Our theoretical frame defines attitudes towards inequality as ethical dispositions and hypothesises that class-based network diversity may favour the development of what has been termed a 'reflexive habitus' that likely pushes for more egalitarian dispositions. The focus of our enquiry is on Chile - one of the most unequal countries in the world. We use large-scale repre…
Differences in access to social capital across societies
This paper explores country-level macro-structural conditions that are associated with social capital, measured as individuals' access to social resources. To explain differences in social capital across societies, we formulate hypotheses based on welfare state generosity, cultural orientations (collectivism vs. individualism), and income inequality. We test our hypotheses using data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2017, whi…
Spatial divisions of poverty and wealth: Does Segregation Affect Educational Achievement
We examine how different spatial compositions affect the educational achievement in mathematics of 16-year-old students in Chile, a Latin American country with high inequality and one of the most segregated education systems in the world. Conceptually, we complement the literature on 'neighbourhood effects', which typically addresses the influence of concentrated disadvantage, by focusing on concentrated advantage and its influence on educational…
The lives of others: Class divisions, network segregation, and attachment to society in Chile
In this paper, we examine whether social class and class divides in social networks contribute to individuals' attachment to society. We argue that network segregation restricts individuals' social worlds, thereby diminishing societal attachment. Our research site is Chile, a country with relatively low social cohesion and one of the world's highest levels of economic inequality. We use large-scale representative survey data collected in 2016 for…
Open But Segregated? Class Divisions And the Network Structure of Social Capital in Chile
This paper studies how social capital is divided across classes in Chile, one of the most unequal countries in the world. We analyse the extent to which upper-, middle-, and lower class individuals congregate in social networks with similar others, while following Bourdieu and expecting that in particular the networks of the higher social strata are segregated in terms of social capital. We test our argument with large-scale, representative surve…
Determinants of early childhood stimulation: Evidence using panel data from Chile
Symbolic domination in the neoliberal city: Space, class, and residential stigma
This study examines how perceptions of residential reputation and stigma vary according to differences in social class and spatial structures. The focus of our inquiry is the city of Santiago, Chile – a highly segregated city in Latin America. We suggest that residential stigma is the focus of a larger assemblage of material and non-material marginalization; it is a point of convergence of multiple forms of social stratification. We combine a rep…
Space and social capital: Social contacts in a segregated city
In this study, we examine whether the spatial structure produces differences in access to social capital and the status homogeneity of networks in Santiago, the capital of Chile—a highly segregated city. We hypothesize that residents of different areas, especially those living in spatial contexts of poverty and wealth, differ considerably in terms of the social resources to which they have access. We combine survey data with georeferenced data fr…
Neighbourhood cohesion as a form of privilege
Contrary to the idea that neighbourhood cohesion is something that inherently benefits the poor or counterbalances the forces of social exclusion, in this article we argue that it can also function as a mechanism of cumulative advantage. In order to explore this proposal, we offer a definition and key dimensions of neighbourhood cohesion based on three components: place attachment, local relations and commitment to the local common good. We test …
Inseguridad Percibida en los Barrios de Santiago de Chile: La Importancia del Bienestar Subjetivo
En este artículo estudiamos los determinantes de los sentimientos de inseguridad y el miedo al crimen en Santiago, Chile. Proponemos un enfoque teórico integrador en torno al concepto de "bienestar", el cual permite rescatar tanto las dimensiones objetivas como subjetivas expuestas en la literatura, así como los distintos contextos explorados: individuales y geográficos. Utilizamos datos de la Encuesta COES de Cohesión y Conflicto Barrial y datos…
Inequality in social capital in Chile: Assessing the importance of network size and contacts’ occupational prestige on status attainment
Elección escolar y selección de familias: Reproducción de la clase media alta en Santiago de Chile
La elección de colegio ha sido identificada como un momento clave en el proceso de reproducción social de la clase media alta. En Chile, en las últimas décadas, el modelo escolar ha dependido en su mayor parte, de lo que se entiende como la elección del colegio por parte de las familias. Este modelo de política pública ha convivido con la selección de los estudiantes que han hecho, a su vez, las instituciones de enseñanza. En este artículo aporta…
Neighbourhood conflicts, socio-spatial inequalities, and residential stigmatisation in Santiago, Chile
Neighbourhood effects' on children's educational achievement in Chile: The effects of inequality and polarization
This article studies the effects of the neighborhood in which a school is located on children's mathematics achievement in Chile. It uses data taken from a sample of 127,020 sixth grade students measured by the National Education Quality Measurement System [Sistema Nacional de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación]. The incorporation of a measurement of socio-economic polarization of the geographic environment, which is innovative in urban studi…
Neighbourhood conflicts, socio-spatial inequalities, and residential stigmatisation in Santiago, Chile
Neighbourhood cohesion as a form of privilege
Contrary to the idea that neighbourhood cohesion is something that inherently benefits the poor or counterbalances the forces of social exclusion, in this article we argue that it can also function as a mechanism of cumulative advantage. In order to explore this proposal, we offer a definition and key dimensions of neighbourhood cohesion based on three components: place attachment, local relations and commitment to the local common good. We test …
Symbolic domination in the neoliberal city: Space, class, and residential stigma
This study examines how perceptions of residential reputation and stigma vary according to differences in social class and spatial structures. The focus of our inquiry is the city of Santiago, Chile – a highly segregated city in Latin America. We suggest that residential stigma is the focus of a larger assemblage of material and non-material marginalization; it is a point of convergence of multiple forms of social stratification. We combine a rep…
Space and social capital: Social contacts in a segregated city
In this study, we examine whether the spatial structure produces differences in access to social capital and the status homogeneity of networks in Santiago, the capital of Chile—a highly segregated city. We hypothesize that residents of different areas, especially those living in spatial contexts of poverty and wealth, differ considerably in terms of the social resources to which they have access. We combine survey data with georeferenced data fr…
Varieties of Economic Elites? Preliminary Results From the World Elite Database (WED)
The strategies, decisions and beliefs of those who occupy prominent positions of economic power have influence on very large corporations and the markets they dominate, on vast amounts of economic resources, and on the rules of the game. However, the sociology of elites faces a dual challenge: divergent conceptualisations of what can be considered as a position of economic power and internationally incompatible sources of information hinder compa…
Spatial divisions of poverty and wealth: Does Segregation Affect Educational Achievement
We examine how different spatial compositions affect the educational achievement in mathematics of 16-year-old students in Chile, a Latin American country with high inequality and one of the most segregated education systems in the world. Conceptually, we complement the literature on 'neighbourhood effects', which typically addresses the influence of concentrated disadvantage, by focusing on concentrated advantage and its influence on educational…
Elección escolar y selección de familias: Reproducción de la clase media alta en Santiago de Chile
La elección de colegio ha sido identificada como un momento clave en el proceso de reproducción social de la clase media alta. En Chile, en las últimas décadas, el modelo escolar ha dependido en su mayor parte, de lo que se entiende como la elección del colegio por parte de las familias. Este modelo de política pública ha convivido con la selección de los estudiantes que han hecho, a su vez, las instituciones de enseñanza. En este artículo aporta…
The lives of others: Class divisions, network segregation, and attachment to society in Chile
In this paper, we examine whether social class and class divides in social networks contribute to individuals' attachment to society. We argue that network segregation restricts individuals' social worlds, thereby diminishing societal attachment. Our research site is Chile, a country with relatively low social cohesion and one of the world's highest levels of economic inequality. We use large-scale representative survey data collected in 2016 for…
The Power of Diversity: Class, Networks and Attitudes Towards Inequality
We examine how inter-class relationships shape attitudes towards inequality. Our theoretical frame defines attitudes towards inequality as ethical dispositions and hypothesises that class-based network diversity may favour the development of what has been termed a 'reflexive habitus' that likely pushes for more egalitarian dispositions. The focus of our enquiry is on Chile - one of the most unequal countries in the world. We use large-scale repre…
Neighbourhood effects' on children's educational achievement in Chile: The effects of inequality and polarization
This article studies the effects of the neighborhood in which a school is located on children's mathematics achievement in Chile. It uses data taken from a sample of 127,020 sixth grade students measured by the National Education Quality Measurement System [Sistema Nacional de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación]. The incorporation of a measurement of socio-economic polarization of the geographic environment, which is innovative in urban studi…
Differences in access to social capital across societies
This paper explores country-level macro-structural conditions that are associated with social capital, measured as individuals' access to social resources. To explain differences in social capital across societies, we formulate hypotheses based on welfare state generosity, cultural orientations (collectivism vs. individualism), and income inequality. We test our hypotheses using data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2017, whi…
Inseguridad Percibida en los Barrios de Santiago de Chile: La Importancia del Bienestar Subjetivo
En este artículo estudiamos los determinantes de los sentimientos de inseguridad y el miedo al crimen en Santiago, Chile. Proponemos un enfoque teórico integrador en torno al concepto de "bienestar", el cual permite rescatar tanto las dimensiones objetivas como subjetivas expuestas en la literatura, así como los distintos contextos explorados: individuales y geográficos. Utilizamos datos de la Encuesta COES de Cohesión y Conflicto Barrial y datos…
The damages of stigma, the benefits of prestige: Examining the consequences of perceived residential reputations on neighbourhood attachment
This study examines how perceived residential reputations – that is, how people think non-residents assess the reputation of their neighbourhood – affect neighbourhood attachment, including residents’ sense of belonging, local civic membership, social relationships and compliance with social rules and norms in the neighbourhood. We focus on Santiago, the capital city of Chile: a highly segregated context. We use data from the Chilean Longitudinal…
Networked inequality: The role of changes in network heterogeneity and network size in attitudes towards inequality
Existing research on attitudes towards inequality has predominantly focused on individual class or socioeconomic position, with little attention paid to the role of personal networks. The limited existing research has primarily focused on the influence of specific class ties, while overlooking a crucial dimension: network size. Moreover, the lack of quantitative data containing information about socioeconomic standing, network configuration and a…
Neighbourhood effects' on children's educational achievement in Chile: The effects of inequality and polarization
This article studies the effects of the neighborhood in which a school is located on children's mathematics achievement in Chile. It uses data taken from a sample of 127,020 sixth grade students measured by the National Education Quality Measurement System [Sistema Nacional de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación]. The incorporation of a measurement of socio-economic polarization of the geographic environment, which is innovative in urban studi…
Neighbourhood conflicts, socio-spatial inequalities, and residential stigmatisation in Santiago, Chile
Inequality in social capital in Chile: Assessing the importance of network size and contacts’ occupational prestige on status attainment
Elección escolar y selección de familias: Reproducción de la clase media alta en Santiago de Chile
La elección de colegio ha sido identificada como un momento clave en el proceso de reproducción social de la clase media alta. En Chile, en las últimas décadas, el modelo escolar ha dependido en su mayor parte, de lo que se entiende como la elección del colegio por parte de las familias. Este modelo de política pública ha convivido con la selección de los estudiantes que han hecho, a su vez, las instituciones de enseñanza. En este artículo aporta…
Inseguridad Percibida en los Barrios de Santiago de Chile: La Importancia del Bienestar Subjetivo
En este artículo estudiamos los determinantes de los sentimientos de inseguridad y el miedo al crimen en Santiago, Chile. Proponemos un enfoque teórico integrador en torno al concepto de "bienestar", el cual permite rescatar tanto las dimensiones objetivas como subjetivas expuestas en la literatura, así como los distintos contextos explorados: individuales y geográficos. Utilizamos datos de la Encuesta COES de Cohesión y Conflicto Barrial y datos…
Open But Segregated? Class Divisions And the Network Structure of Social Capital in Chile
This paper studies how social capital is divided across classes in Chile, one of the most unequal countries in the world. We analyse the extent to which upper-, middle-, and lower class individuals congregate in social networks with similar others, while following Bourdieu and expecting that in particular the networks of the higher social strata are segregated in terms of social capital. We test our argument with large-scale, representative surve…
Determinants of early childhood stimulation: Evidence using panel data from Chile
Symbolic domination in the neoliberal city: Space, class, and residential stigma
This study examines how perceptions of residential reputation and stigma vary according to differences in social class and spatial structures. The focus of our inquiry is the city of Santiago, Chile – a highly segregated city in Latin America. We suggest that residential stigma is the focus of a larger assemblage of material and non-material marginalization; it is a point of convergence of multiple forms of social stratification. We combine a rep…
Space and social capital: Social contacts in a segregated city
In this study, we examine whether the spatial structure produces differences in access to social capital and the status homogeneity of networks in Santiago, the capital of Chile—a highly segregated city. We hypothesize that residents of different areas, especially those living in spatial contexts of poverty and wealth, differ considerably in terms of the social resources to which they have access. We combine survey data with georeferenced data fr…
Neighbourhood cohesion as a form of privilege
Contrary to the idea that neighbourhood cohesion is something that inherently benefits the poor or counterbalances the forces of social exclusion, in this article we argue that it can also function as a mechanism of cumulative advantage. In order to explore this proposal, we offer a definition and key dimensions of neighbourhood cohesion based on three components: place attachment, local relations and commitment to the local common good. We test …
The lives of others: Class divisions, network segregation, and attachment to society in Chile
In this paper, we examine whether social class and class divides in social networks contribute to individuals' attachment to society. We argue that network segregation restricts individuals' social worlds, thereby diminishing societal attachment. Our research site is Chile, a country with relatively low social cohesion and one of the world's highest levels of economic inequality. We use large-scale representative survey data collected in 2016 for…
Spatial divisions of poverty and wealth: Does Segregation Affect Educational Achievement
We examine how different spatial compositions affect the educational achievement in mathematics of 16-year-old students in Chile, a Latin American country with high inequality and one of the most segregated education systems in the world. Conceptually, we complement the literature on 'neighbourhood effects', which typically addresses the influence of concentrated disadvantage, by focusing on concentrated advantage and its influence on educational…
What makes elites more or less egalitarian? Variations in attitudes towards inequality within the economic, political and cultural elites in Chile
This article investigates how the type of elite to which a person belongs and their intergenerational contextual experiences are associated with attitudes towards inequality among elite individuals. We propose that membership of the economic elite and access to private schools, higher education business schools and affluent residential areas may contribute to the development of views that favour inequality. Using unique survey data collected in 2…
The damages of stigma, the benefits of prestige: Examining the consequences of perceived residential reputations on neighbourhood attachment
This study examines how perceived residential reputations – that is, how people think non-residents assess the reputation of their neighbourhood – affect neighbourhood attachment, including residents’ sense of belonging, local civic membership, social relationships and compliance with social rules and norms in the neighbourhood. We focus on Santiago, the capital city of Chile: a highly segregated context. We use data from the Chilean Longitudinal…
The Power of Diversity: Class, Networks and Attitudes Towards Inequality
We examine how inter-class relationships shape attitudes towards inequality. Our theoretical frame defines attitudes towards inequality as ethical dispositions and hypothesises that class-based network diversity may favour the development of what has been termed a 'reflexive habitus' that likely pushes for more egalitarian dispositions. The focus of our enquiry is on Chile - one of the most unequal countries in the world. We use large-scale repre…
Differences in access to social capital across societies
This paper explores country-level macro-structural conditions that are associated with social capital, measured as individuals' access to social resources. To explain differences in social capital across societies, we formulate hypotheses based on welfare state generosity, cultural orientations (collectivism vs. individualism), and income inequality. We test our hypotheses using data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2017, whi…
Consumer credit and personal networks: Exploring the role of network heterogeneity in consumption and borrowing behaviour in Chile
The goal of this article is to assess how network heterogeneity relates to the use of consumer credit. We propose a theoretical framework that underscores three interrelated mechanisms based on social comparison and comparison groups, through which the socio-economic heterogeneity of interpersonal networks could amplify consumption and indebtedness patterns: emulation, competition, and belonging assertion. Socio-economic network heterogeneity is …
Varieties of Economic Elites? Preliminary Results From the World Elite Database (WED)
The strategies, decisions and beliefs of those who occupy prominent positions of economic power have influence on very large corporations and the markets they dominate, on vast amounts of economic resources, and on the rules of the game. However, the sociology of elites faces a dual challenge: divergent conceptualisations of what can be considered as a position of economic power and internationally incompatible sources of information hinder compa…
Social mobility and class segregation in personal networks over time: Evidence from longitudinal data
This study examines how class-based network homogeneity evolves over time and whether intragenerational social mobility reshapes personal network composition in Chile. Drawing on four waves of longitudinal data from the Chilean Longitudinal Social Survey (ELSOC, 2016–2023), we assess the extent to which class stability and different forms of social mobility—conjunctural, structural, and cumulative—influence the degree of class homogeneity in pers…
The Worldviews of Elites: Differences Between Inheritors and Newcomers
The main goal of this paper is to examine variations in the political attitudes of elites in Chile concerning two key dimensions: socioeconomic attitudes (concerning redistribution, taxation, and state provision of services) and sociocultural attitudes (concerning immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, and democratic values). I propose a framework that underscores the potential impact of the source of elite power-whether economic, political…
Neighborhood cohesion and depressive symptoms: Longitudinal evidence from Chile
Networked inequality: The role of changes in network heterogeneity and network size in attitudes towards inequality
Existing research on attitudes towards inequality has predominantly focused on individual class or socioeconomic position, with little attention paid to the role of personal networks. The limited existing research has primarily focused on the influence of specific class ties, while overlooking a crucial dimension: network size. Moreover, the lack of quantitative data containing information about socioeconomic standing, network configuration and a…
Sociology (16 works) · Economics (15 works) · Political science (12 works) · Demographic economics (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (10 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (8 works) · Social Capital and Networks (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Geography (7 works)