7 Social inequality and educational decisions in the life course

摘要: Research has consistently shown that social origin exceptionally strong effects on educational outcomes in Germany. Aside from primary of origin, there are especially secondary effects. The reasons for these differences decisions when academic abilities held constant not clear. Several theoretical approaches claim to explain the association between and decisions. These rational choice theory different versions bounded rationality, theories based relevance values, norms, reference groups, capital theory, cultural theory. However, necessary data simultaneously judging relative merits is yet available. In particular, a lack consistent measures across all relevant stages over life course. Longitudinal would be great advantage determining causal effect factors under consideration. At present, available restricted single decision either cross-sectional or locally defined samples. Pillar 3 German National Educational Panel Study aims measure explaining inequality opportunity