scholarly journals Gaps in protest activities between natives and individuals of migrant origin in Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Pilati
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Political Incorporation ◽  
Segmented Assimilation ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Citizenship Regime ◽  
Cross National

This article explores gaps in protest engagement between natives and individuals of migrant origin in European cities. It examines migrant–native gaps and second generation–native gaps by associating them with different sources of inequalities: differential individual socio-economic status resources, differential attitudes, and differential characteristics related to migration; differential effects of such factors for natives and for individuals of migrant origin; and differential contexts offering varying opportunities of participation. The study uses cross-national micro-data from a population survey of immigrant-origin individuals and natives in 9 European cities undertaken in 2004–2008. The findings show that observed inequalities in protest participation involving migrants and second generations are largely based on different levels of education attained and of political interest. Some migration-related characteristics, like holding the citizenship of the host country and experienced discrimination, affect protest gaps as well. In addition, results support the claimed importance of the context where individuals of migrant origin settle, in particular, of the characteristics of the citizenship regime. Finally, our findings support a segmented assimilation hypothesis whereby different socio-economic modes of incorporation of ethnic groups in the host cities affect different trajectories of political incorporation.

scholarly journals Cross-National Variation in the Link Between Parental Socio-Economic Status and Union Formation and Dissolution Processes

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-34
Author(s):  
M. D. (Anne) Brons
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Union Dynamics ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Cross National

AbstractThe main objective of this chapter is to understand the link between parental socio-economic status (SES) and union formation and dissolution processes from a cross-national comparative perspective. According to the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) theory, it can be expected that the impact of parental background on these union dynamics differs across societal contexts. Integrated results from prior studies using meta-analytical tools indicate that in many European countries, young adults from advantaged backgrounds delay their first co-residential union and have a higher risk to dissolve their union compared to young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. The strength of this link between parental SES and union dynamics varies across countries. There is suggestive evidence that the link between parental SES and union dynamics is weakest in North-Western European countries that are most advanced in the SDT. However, next to these SDT-related indicators that focus more on cultural change, institutional country-level indicators, like the extent of educational expansion, and economic country-level indicators, such as the level of economic uncertainty, might also play a role.

scholarly journals Income Inequality and Household Labor

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Schneider ◽  
Orestes P Hastings
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Consumer Expenditure ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Remarkable Change ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Domestic Outsourcing

Income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States since the mid 1970s. This remarkable change in the distribution of household income has spurred a great deal of research on the social and economic consequences of exposure to high inequality. However, the empirical record on the effects of income inequality is mixed. In this paper, we suggest that previous research has generally overlooked a simple but important pathway through which inequality might manifest in daily life: inequality shapes the ability of women to outsource domestic labor by hiring others to perform it. One important venue where such dynamics might then manifest is in time spent on housework and in particular in the time divide in housework between women of high and low socio-economic status. We combine micro-data from the 2003-2013 American Time Use Survey with area-level data on income inequality to show the class divide in housework time between women with a college degree and from high earning households and women of lower socio-economic status is wider in more unequal places. We further assess whether this gap can be explained by domestic outsourcing by combining micro-data from the 2003-2013 Consumer Expenditure Survey with area-level inequality and show that the gap in spending for household services between households of high and low socio-economic status also increases in contexts of higher inequality.

“Two Peas in a Pod,” “Apples and Oranges,” and Other Food Metaphors

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1131-1159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Bloemraad
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Incorporation ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Immigrant Political Incorporation ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Cross National

Cross-national comparison increases the complexity of data collection and analysis but offers the promise of innovative new knowledge; it is hard to know what is noteworthy about an outcome or process without a comparative reference point. Juxtaposing Canada and the United States, two countries more similar to each other than to any other, allows researchers to probe how particular variations can produce consequential differences. The article outlines key historic and contemporary similarities and differences that can affect immigrant political incorporation in North America, including different foundational minority conflicts and variations in current migrant flows. The author discusses the importance of specifying outcomes and how these outcomes can be approached from different levels of analysis. Finally, the author identifies several understudied questions, including cross-national variation in local political responses to immigration—significant in the United States, more muted in Canada—and the differential use of law and rights framing to advance immigrant causes.

scholarly journals Compensation and Socio-Economic Status of Borrowers in Foreclosure: Evidence from Swedish Micro-data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lundholm
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Debt Relief ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Safety Nets ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Micro Level

AbstractProper compensation during foreclosure is essential to any effort to protect borrowers as consumers. However, the effectiveness of consumer protection and other safety nets during foreclosure has been debated within academia. This study contributes to this debate by exploring socio-economic group differences related to the compensatory potential of foreclosure proceedings. It employs micro-level data on foreclosure auctions in Sweden from 2000 to 2014. The results indicate that there is a correlation between high socio-economic status and a greater potential for compensation and that this is likely not explained by appraiser bias. This article discusses these empirical findings in terms of the need for strict consumer protection regulation and other safety nets, such as alternative mortgage products or debt relief, to ensure that there is a potential for compensation for all borrowers in foreclosure, regardless of socio-economic status.

scholarly journals Academic Cheating among Adolescents in relation to Socio-Economic Status

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prof. Ashok K. Kalia ◽  
Mr. Vinod Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
T Test ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Academic Cheating ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Levels

Academic cheating is a phenomenon present at all levels of education. The present study has tried to explore the academic cheating among adolescents with different levels of socio-economic status. A representative sample of 300 (150 male and 150 female) adolescents from urban and rural schools of five districts in Haryana was randomly selected. Academic Cheating Scale by Kalia & Kirandeep (2011) and Socio-economic Status Scale by Kalia & Sahu (2012) were used to assess academic cheating and socio-economic status of adolescents. ANNOVA followed by t-test was applied to study significant difference in academic cheating among adolescents with different levels of socio-economic status. The study revealed that adolescents having High socio-economic status were found to be significantly higher on academic cheating in comparison with adolescents having Low socio-economic. Similar results were observed for Male, Urban and Rural adolescents for same groups‟ comparison. No significant difference was found among female adolescents having high socio-economic status, middle socio-economic status and low socio-economic status. However no significant difference was observed for rest of groups‟ comparison.

scholarly journals Concepts of labour status and their operationalisation in cross-national comparative social surveys

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik ◽  
Uwe Warner
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Occupational Prestige ◽  
International Labour Organisation ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Social ◽  
Demographic Background ◽  
Social Demographic ◽  
Cross National

In the social sciences, the occupation variable is used to derive socio-economic status and/or occupational prestige. This article describes occupation as an indicator for social status and labor status as an indicator of the respondent's position in the life-cycle. First, we identify variables necessary to measure occupation, employment and the labour force concept from ILO (International Labour Organisation, Geneva). Second, we introduce strategies for harmonizing the underlying social concepts of the measurements in surveys across countries. Third, we present our own instrument to measure occupation and labour status as social demographic background variables in cross-national comparative surveys. Finally, we summarize the findings from a pilot survey. The test revealed that the instrument enables the data needed for the social science analysis of socio-economic status and occupational prestige to be collected with ease.

scholarly journals Preparing Versus Persuading: Inequalities between Scottish State schools in University Application Guidance Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Jennifer Ferguson ◽  
Dave Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
School Children ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
University Education ◽  
State School ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Guidance Teachers ◽  
State Schools ◽  
Different Levels

A university education is often regarded as a means for increasing social mobility, with attendance at a leading university seen as a pathway to an advantaged socio-economic status. However, inequalities are observable in attendance levels at leading UK universities, with children from less advantaged backgrounds less likely to attend the top universities (generally known as the Russell Group institutions). In this paper, we explore the different levels of assistance provided to state school children in preparing for their university applications. Guidance teachers and pupils at a range of Scottish state schools were interviewed. We find that inequalities exist in the cultivation of guidance provided by state schools, with high attainment schools focusing on preparing applicants to be desirable to leading universities, whilst low attainment schools focus on persuading their students that university is desirable.

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