The intergenerational social mobility of children from working-class backgrounds in Germany and Britain by Betthäuser, B

“…Over-time change in the social mobility of individuals from unskilled working-class backgrounds in Germany</em>, examines the labour market chances of people from unskilled working-class backgrounds, relative to individuals from skilled working-class and more advantaged backgrounds, and how they have changed across four cohorts born between 1940 and 1979 in Germany. …”

Understanding the mobility chances of children from working-class backgrounds in Britain: how important are cognitive ability and locus of control? by Betthäuser, BA, Bourne, M, Bukodi, E

“…Research in social stratification has shown that children from working‐class backgrounds tend to obtain substantially lower levels of educational attainment and lower labor market positions than children from higher social class backgrounds. …”

The social origins and schooling of a scientific elite: fellows of the Royal Society born from 1900 by Bukodi, E, Goldthorpe, J, Steinberg, I

“…We find that while these elite scientists come largely from more advantaged class backgrounds, it is professional rather than business or managerial families that are the main source of their recruitment – and, increasingly, such families where a parent is in a STEM occupation. Recruitment from working-class families has declined and for most recent birth cohorts almost ceased. …”

Why have relative rates of class mobility become more equal among women in Britain? by Bukodi, E, Goldthorpe, J, Joshi, H, Waller, L

“…Eventual part‐timers are more likely than eventual full‐timers to enter in working‐class positions, regardless of their class origins and qualifications. …”