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Parental Educational Homogamy and Children's Tertiary Education in Europe
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Abstract In this paper, we examine (1) whether parental educational homogamy is associated with children's tertiary educational attainment in different European countries and (2) whether this association is moderated by families’ educational backgrounds. Using data from the European Social Survey and multile... view more
In this paper, we examine (1) whether parental educational homogamy is associated with children's tertiary educational attainment in different European countries and (2) whether this association is moderated by families’ educational backgrounds. Using data from the European Social Survey and multilevel logistic regression models, we find that parental homogamy is important for children’s tertiary educational attainment. In particular, children of more highly educated homogamous parents are more likely to obtain a tertiary degree themselves. This parental homogamy association varies across countries. While the association is below the European average in Czechia, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, it is equal or close to average in Slovenia, Estonia, France, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, and Lithuania, and above average in Spain, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Belgium. Our findings suggest that parental educational constellations should be examined more closely in further education inequality research. - Online appendix: https://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/600/415... view less
Keywords
educational inequality; family; parents; level of education; child; level of education attained; university level of education; course of education; Europe
Classification
Sociology of Education
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European Social Survey (ESS), 2016, ESS8 - integrated file, ed. 2.2 (https://doi.org/10.21338/ess8e02_2) and 2018, ESS9 - integrated file, ed. 3.1 (https://doi. org/10.21338/ess9e03_1); Family background; Intergenerational transmission; Parental homogamy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 243-272
Journal
Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 49 (2024)
Issue topic
Changes in Educational Homogamy and Its Consequences
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2024-10
ISSN
1869-8999
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed