dc.contributor.author | Helland, Håvard | |
dc.contributor.author | Wiborg, Øyvind N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-02T09:24:16Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-03T12:25:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-02T09:24:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-03T12:25:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-04-26 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Helland H, Wiborg ØNW. How do parents’ educational fields affect the choice of educational field?. British Journal of Sociology. 2018 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-1315 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-1315 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1468-4446 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/6916 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines the links between parental education and students’ choice of field of study in
Norwegian higher education. In our interpretation of the results, we suggest a status group perspective
that integrates risk aversion models, micro-class theory, and cultural reproduction schemes. Complete
Norwegian register data for all individuals born from 1955 to 1980 allow for a fine-grained
examination of diverse fields of study not attempted in earlier studies. The findings reveal that
intergenerational reproduction of educational fields is widespread, but its extent varies across fields of
study. The tendency is most pronounced among children of professional, educated parents with
masters and higher-level degrees. Moreover, the analysis shows that students who do not choose the
same field as their parents none the less tend to choose educational fields close to those of their
parents. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | British Journal of Sociology;Volume 70, Issue 2 - March 2019 | |
dc.rights | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Helland H, Wiborg ØNW. How do parents’ educational fields affect the choice of educational field? British Journal of Sociology. 2018, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12370. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. | en |
dc.subject | Social reproductions | en |
dc.subject | Educational fields | en |
dc.subject | Educational choices | en |
dc.subject | Status group reproductions | en |
dc.title | How do parents’ educational fields affect the choice of educational field? | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2019-04-02T09:24:16Z | |
dc.description.version | acceptedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12370 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1586076 | |
dc.source.journal | British Journal of Sociology | |