Abstract / Description of output
This article investigates how social disparities in attending Gymnasium and qualifying for higher education in Germany have developed since the 1930s. It discusses change in institutional and structural conditions over time, and outlines their theoretical implications for primary and secondary social disparities in access to higher education. Analyses based on data from various representative population surveys and many years of Microcensus data then show how the influence of social origin on access to higher education declined for both men and women in different historical periods. Recent data show that women’s educational participation is less dependent on social origin than men’s. This finding partially explains why more women than men now obtain higher education.
Translated title of the contribution | Long-Term Development of Social Disparities in Eligibility for Higher Education in Germany |
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Original language | German |
Title of host publication | Bildungsentscheidungen (Sonderband 12/09 Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft) |
Editors | Jürgen Baumert, Kai Maaz, Ulrich Trautwein |
Place of Publication | Wiesbaden |
Publisher | VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften |
Pages | 47-73 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3531167176 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |