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Published Feb. 14, 2022 11:17 AM

In this article published in European Sociological Review, Tina Baier and co-authors ask to what extent  differences in education, occupational standing, and income are attributable to genes, and do genetic influences differ by parents’ socioeconomic standing? When in a children’s life course does parents’ socioeconomic standing matter for genetic influences, and for which of the outcomes, fixed at the different stages of the attainment process, do they matter most?

Published Feb. 8, 2022 11:51 AM

The rationale behind this study, published in Frontiers in Sociology, Alexi Gugushvili and coleagues are using empirical data from Poland, to investigate how individuals’ origin and destination socio-economic position and social mobility are linked to self-rated health and reported psychological wellbeing.

Published Feb. 8, 2022 11:47 AM

In this article published in Social Science & Medicine, Alexi Gugushvili examines whether changing one's socioeconomic position over the life course affects health. The findings argue that perceived upward mobility has a consistent and strong positive effect on health outcomes in Poland.

Published Feb. 7, 2022 2:35 PM

In this article published in Quality & Quantity, Alexi Gugushvili examines how the choice of socioeconomic positions in terms of educational, occupational, and income attainment, and the choice of health measures in terms of obesity, depressive symptoms, and self-rated health, influence findings on the origin and destination effects, as well as the health implications of social mobility.

Published Jan. 20, 2022 11:21 AM

In her new book You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World, professor Karen O'Brien explores how and why each of us matter more than we think in the work to create a just and sustainable future.

Published Nov. 17, 2021 9:51 AM

Willy Pedersen og Guro Ødegård er redaktører for en ny bok som bretter ut livet til dagens unge og gir ny empirisk innsikt om livet i familien, i skolen og i idretten.