Privileges among the privileged

The effect of starting conditions at age 16 on occupational success from age 16 to 66 in an educationally privileged group

Bibliographic Data

ID13076166
AuthorsKlaus Birkelbach (University of Duisburg-Essen, corresponding author), Hermann Dülmer (0000-0001-6292-1639, University of Cologne), Heiner Meulemann (0000-0003-3327-5492, University of Cologne)
Year2025
Volume10
Pages1568400-1568400
Publication date2025-07-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2297-7775 • E-ISSN: 2297-7775
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fsoc.2025.1568400
PMID40809331
OpenAlexW4412754595
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

Income at age 30, 43, 56, and 66 does not increase continuously with any starting condition, but decreases with intelligence at age 30 and increases with male gender and having a life goal at age 43. And the impact of the earlier successes increases strongly and continuously. In brief, the past throws no shadow and the careers consolidate. The (1 and 2) effectiveness and the control force hypothesis are disconfirmed. Given the irregular impacts of starting conditions, (3 and 4) the fading off and the control persistency hypothesis cannot be meaningfully examined. Privileges do not continue to favour the privileged and occupational careers stabilize autonomously

Affect (linguistics · Competition (biology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · German · Occupational prestige · Population · Prestige · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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