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Social origin, field of study and graduates' career progression

Does Social Inequality Vary Across Fields

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ID5609946
AutoresMarita Jacob (0000-0002-2674-568X, University of Cologne, autor de correspondencia), Markus Klein (0000-0003-1195-8938, University of Strathclyde School of Education)
Año2019
Volumen70
Número5
Páginas1850-1873
Fecha de publicación2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-4446.12696
PMID31411738
OpenAlexW2956117874
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas65

Research on stratification and mobility has consistently shown that in the UK there is a direct impact of social origin on occupational destination net of educational attainment even for degree-holders. However, only a few studies applied a longitudinal and dynamic perspective on how intergenerational mobility shapes graduates' working careers. Using multilevel growth curve modelling and data from the 1970 British cohort study (BCS70), we contribute to this research by looking at the emergence of social inequalities during the first ten years since labour market entry. We further distinguish between graduates of different fields of study as we expect social disparities to develop differently due to differences in initial occupational placement and upward mobility processes. We find that parental class does not affect occupational prestige over and above prior achievement. Separate analyses by the field of study show that initial differences in occupational prestige and career progression do not differ between graduates from different classes of origin in STEM fields, and arts and humanities. It is only in the social sciences that working-class graduates start with lower occupational prestige but soon catch up with their peers from higher classes. Overall, our results indicate no direct effect of social origin on occupational attainment for degree-holders once we broaden our focus to a dynamic life course perspective

Affect (linguistics · Cohort · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Inequality · Life chances · Life course approach · Occupational mobility · Occupational prestige · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Prestige · Social class · Social inequality · Social mobility · Social science · Social status · Social stratification · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Status attainment · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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