RT info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
T1 Divorcio de los padres, estructura familiar y desigualdades educativas durante la infancia y la adolescencia en España: Destinos divergentes según el estatus socioeconómico de los padres
A1 Mejías Leiva, Manuel
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Escuela de Doctorado
K1 Sociología
K1 Parental divorce
K1 Divorcio de los padres
K1 Family structure
K1 Esructura familiar
K1 Educational Attainment
K1 Logro educativo
K1 Socioeconomic Status
K1 Estatus socioeconómico
K1 63 Sociología
AB The aim of this thesis is to provide new evidence on the relationship between parental divorce, new family structures and the educational outcomes of children and adolescents in Spain, paying special attention to the heterogeneity of this association by parental socioeconomic status. The first empirical chapter analyses the relationship between parental divorce at different stages of childhood and children's university attainment in adulthood for the case of Spain, paying attention to the heterogeneity of this relationship according to parental education. The second empirical chapter investigates whether growing up in single-parent families is associated with more school absences, understanding the mechanisms behind this association and its variation according to adolescents' social background. The third empirical chapter explores the association between various family structures and early school leaving among adolescents in Spain, examining whether this relationship varies by parental education. The results of this thesis indicate that experiencing parental divorce during childhood, especially in early childhood and adolescence, is associated with a lower probability of attaining university studies in adulthood. Furthermore, growing up in non-traditional families is associated with greater disadvantages in terms of absenteeism and early school leaving. One of the main mechanisms which explain these disadvantages is the lower availability of socioeconomic resources in single-parent families, which is a key factor in the negative outcomes, at least in terms of absenteeism and early school leaving. However, the main contribution of this thesis has been to note the relevance of these results from the perspective of social stratification: the penalty of parental divorce on the achievement of university studies is greater for children of parents with a high educational level; whereas, in terms of absenteeism and school absence, the greatest penalty for growing up in non-traditional families is observed in adolescents whose parents have a lower educational level. These results suggest that, while growing up in non-traditional family structures may negatively affect academic performance, these effects are variable depending on the combination of social background, children's age and the type of educational outcome assessed.
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/73063
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/73063
LA spa
NO Escuela de Doctorado
DS UVaDOC
RD 05-abr-2025