070322 SE Seminar - The Intergenerational Persistence of Social Inequality (2025W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 08.09.2025 09:00 to Fr 19.09.2025 14:00
- Registration is open from Mo 22.09.2025 09:00 to We 24.09.2025 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 06.10. 09:45 - 14:00 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Monday 13.10. 09:45 - 14:00 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Monday 27.10. 09:45 - 14:00 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- N Monday 24.11. 09:45 - 14:00 Seminarraum 8, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Monday 15.12. 09:45 - 14:00 Seminarraum 8, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
- Monday 12.01. 09:45 - 14:00 Seminarraum 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
• Attendance• Group Project
There are 50 potential points for the project; everyone in the group gets the same
number of points.– Annotated bibliography
There are 25 potential points for the annotated bibliography, which is graded for each student individually.
There are 50 potential points for the project; everyone in the group gets the same
number of points.– Annotated bibliography
There are 25 potential points for the annotated bibliography, which is graded for each student individually.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The course is assigned 8 ECTS points, which translates to 200 hours of work – about 175 hours of reading and preparation outside of lecture times. The effort put into the group project and annotated bibliography should reflect this degree of effort. Students need to achieve 50% of all possible points in order to pass the class.
Examination topics
There will be no examination in this class. The grade is based on continuous assessment of participation, the group project, and the annotated bibliography.
Reading list
Readings are either available online or will be provided by the instructor via Moodle.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: We 01.10.2025 08:46
• Theoretical understanding: Students will learn to explain and critically compare major theoretical approaches to intergenerational persistence, including perspectives from sociology, economics, and related disciplines.
• Methodological competence: Students will gain familiarity with the main approaches used in the social sciences to measure persistence and mobility, and will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different measures.
• Analytical application: Students will develop the ability to analyze differences in persistence across time, place, and social categories such as gender and migration background, and to reflect on potential policy interventions.The seminar combines short lectures, in-depth group discussions, and student-led presentations. Active participation is essential. In groups, students will prepare a 90-minute presentation on one of the main outcome measures, complemented by an individual annotated bibliography. Together, these elements ensure that students engage both collaboratively and individually with the literature, methods, and debates in the field.By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
• Summarize and compare key theories of intergenerational persistence.
• Interpret and apply common measures of mobility and inequality.
• Evaluate empirical findings in light of theoretical and methodological debates.
• Reflect on the implications of persistence for social policy and for their own research interests.