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Ethnicities, Vol. 7, No. 3, 343-366 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1468796807080233

The educational attainment of the second generation in Germany

Social origins and ethnic inequality

Cornelia Kristen

University of Leipzig, Germany, Kristen{at}sozio.uni-leipzig.de

Nadia Granato

Institute for Employment Research of the German Federal Employment Agency, Nadia.Granato{at}iab.de

A B S T R AC T Using the German Microcensus, we study second-generation immigrants' educational attainment in Germany, focusing on the descendants of classic labour migrants. Our results show that educational outcomes in terms of attending or completing the highest schooling track leading to the Abitur vary considerably among different ethnic groups. Second-generation young adults, in particular Turks and Italians, experience pronounced disadvantages in comparison to their German peers. The central question in this context is to what extent ethnic stratification in the German school system is related to educational and social background. Our findings suggest that ethnic disadvantages primarily result from social rather than from specific ethnic inequalities, since initial differences in the chances of attaining the Abitur disappear after considering educational and social origin, the only exception being Italian young adults.

Key Words: K E Y W O R D S education • immigrants • social background


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