socialreproduction.de

Historical developments of social reproduction in Germany

This project analyses historical developments of social reproduction in Germany as a combination of demographic and social mobility processes. Starting from specific cohorts of parents, we distinguish between partial processes of social selectivity such as partnership formation, selective fertility and differential educational attainment in the children‘s generation. Comparing different cohorts of parents allows us to map historical changes. In order to have a sufficient and comprehensive data base for our analyses we need to use and combine various data sources.

Funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (HI 767/6-1)

March 2009 - July 2012