Socioeconomic status, genes and the differential effects of parental separation on attainment
Join this event to hear Gaia Ghirardi investigate how the parental separation penalty on educational attainment varies by SES and children’s genetic propensity for education.
Socioeconomic status, genes and the differential effects of parental separation on attainment
27 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
Prior research has consistently documented a more pronounced negative impact of parental separation on educational attainment among children from high socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds.
The analysis uses two distinct datasets, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).
Gaia will suggest that when high-SES parents separate, they experience a reduced capacity to compensate for their children’s low genetic propensity for education on college attainment and years of education.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers.
Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.
Related links
- QSS and CLS seminar series
- Quantitative Social Science
- Centre for Longitudinal Studies
- Social Research Institute
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Sociology PhD student in the Department of Political and Social Science
European University Institute (EUI), Florence
She is also a researcher at the University of Bologna, working on the GENPOP project led by Nicola Barban.
Gaia is a sociologist with research interests in educational inequalities, social stratification, sociogenomics, and early childhood.
Further information
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Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
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