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Regional differences and formation mechanisms of intergenerational mobility in China: an empirical study based on spatial analysis techniques

open access: yesThe Journal of Chinese Sociology
Spatial perspective is one of the important growth points of intergenerational mobility research. Determining a region’s intergenerational mobility not only involves situating the internal characteristics of its social structure, but also its external ...
Yuanchao Wang, Guifeng Tan
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Social mobility in China, 1645–2012: A surname study

open access: yesChina Economic Quarterly International, 2021
This paper estimates the rate of intergenerational social mobility of status in Late Imperial, Republican and Communist China by examining the changing social status of originally elite surnames over time.
Yu Hao
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Navigating Whiteness in Australia's Anti‐Racism Movement: A Duoethnographic Inquiry by Women of Colour Scholars

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper applies Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore how whiteness operates within Australia's anti‐racism movement as a structuring force that shapes discourse, practice and policy. Despite the anti‐racism movement offering crucial spaces for resistance and reform, it remains entangled in Australia's settler‐colonial present and systemic ...
Franka Vaughan, Aish Ravi
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling Equal Opportunity

open access: yesRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2016
We examine the themes of equal opportunity, intergenerational mobility, and inequality. We address the normative and definitional questions of selecting measures of mobility and summarize the current state of intergenerational mobility in the United ...
Isabel V. Sawhill, Richard V. Reeves
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The geography of intergenerational mobility in Europe

open access: yesEuropean Societies, 2023
Abstract How do opportunities for intergenerational mobility depend on where you live? We address this question using European Social Survey data, studying the association between parents’ and children’s occupation, and how it varies by region of residence. Absolute mobility, largely driven by shifts in occupational structure, differs
Olivia Granström, Per Engzell
openaire   +1 more source

Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

Migrant families and intergeneration educational mobility in Brazil

open access: yesRevista Latinoamericana de Población
Brazil is characterized by significant income inequality across regions and among individuals. This study analyzes intergenerational educational mobility in Brazil, comparing families residing in the Northeast with those whose parents (born in the ...
José Luis Silva Netto Junior   +1 more
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The effect of cash transfer programs on educational mobility. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
In this paper I develop a model to reproduce the phenomenon of high intergenerational correlations in education observed in Latin American Countries. The model is based on empirical evidence and implemented through agent based modeling techniques.
Florian Chávez-Juárez
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Myth or Reality? Mobility Trends among Recent Graduates of Different Fields of Study

open access: yesCentral European Journal of Educational Research, 2023
The paper focuses on the intergenerational mobility processes in Hungarian higher education over the past decade. Its purpose is to explore these processes and to analyse the differences between the fields of study.
Mihály Fónai, Viktória Lánczi
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Shifting Child Protection Assessments From a Deficit Focus to Assessments Informed by Strengths and Protective Factors: Translating Research Knowledge to Practice

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection systems play a critical role in preventing and responding to child maltreatment, yet practices are often predominantly deficit focused. This paper presents a rapid literature review on the strengths, protective factors, and cultural considerations to inform child protection assessment.
Gabrielle R. Hunt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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