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SoSe 22: Social Origins Inequality: What can we learn from studiyng siblings?

Lea Kröger

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ATTENTION: The first session takes place on 28 April!

This seminar will discuss empirical research which uses data on siblings to study social inequality in various dimensions of the life course. In recent years a research framework has emerged that measures sibling similarity in socio-economic status to assess the total effect of the family background on status attainment. The idea behind this framework is that siblings share specific family background characteristics which make them similar in their later attainment. In this way, the sibling similarity represents a compound measure of family background that entails both observable and unobservable aspects of family background, making it arguably the most comprehensive measure for the importance of the family of origin for status attainment. In addition, studies using data on twins or adopted siblings have researched the importance of genetic versus environmental social origin influences for social inequality. However, social inequality is not only generated between families but also within them. Factors like birth order, birth spacing, and gender composition are important when explaining inequality between siblings coming from the same family. In this seminar, we will read literature from the fields of sociology and economics using a sibling approach to help us understand the many ways the family of origin can explain social inequality over the life course. close

13 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Thu, 16:00 - 18:00 13 Class schedule

Thu, 2022-04-21 16:00 - 18:00

Lecturers:
Lea Kröger