Cornelia Kristen

PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

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Office: Feldkirchenstraße 21, F21/01.55a, 96052 Bamberg, Germany
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E-Mail: cornelia.kristen(at)uni-bamberg.de
Phone: +49 (0)951/863-2676
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Pillar 2: Education and Social Inequality Across the Entire Life Course
Pillar 3: Changes in Human Capital, Labour Markets and Demographic Structures and Their Impact on Social Structures in Modern Societies
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// CURRENT POSITIONS

Professor of Sociology with focus on social stratification

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// SUPERVISION

Professor Dr. Cornelia Kristen is interested in supervising doctoral students in the fields of migration and integration, social inequality, sociology of education, and other areas related to her research interests.

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// RESEARCH

Her research focuses on educational decisions and educational inequality as well as the integration of immigrants and ethnic stratification. In addition, she examines the causes and consequences of ethnic segregation.

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Origins matter: Immigrant selectivity in Western Europe
Recent immigration processes and early integration trajectories in Germany
When immigrants are aiming high: Educational achievement and attainment in light of greater aspirations
In the NEPS: Education acquisition with migration background in the life course

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// SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Kosyakova, Y., Kristen, C. & Spörlein, C. (2022): The dynamics of recent refugees’ language acquisition: How do their pathways compare to those of other new immigrants? Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 48(5): 989-1012. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2021.1988845

Bürmann, M., Jacobsen, J., Kristen, C., Kühne, S. & Tsolak, D. (2022): Did immigrants perceive more job insecurity during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? Evidence from German panel data. Social Sciences 11: 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11050224

Schmidt, R., Kristen, C. & Mühlau, P. (2022): Educational selectivity and immigrants’ labour market performance in Europe. European Sociological Review 38(2): 252-268. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcab042

Schmaus, M. & Kristen, C. (2022): Foreign accents in the early hiring process: A field experiment on accent-related ethnic discrimination in Germany. International Migration Review 56(2): 562-593. https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183211042004

Kristen, C. & Seuring, J. (2021): Destination-language acquisition of recently arrived immigrants: Do refugees differ from other immigrants? Journal of Educational Research Online 13(1): 128-156. https://doi.org/10.31244/jero.2021.01.05

Spörlein, C., Kristen, C., Schmidt, R. & Welker, J. (2020): Selectivity profiles of recently arrived refugees and labour migrants in Germany. Soziale Welt 71(1-2): 54-89. https://doi.org/10.5771/0038-6073-2020-1-2-54

Gentrup, S., Lorenz, G., Kristen, C. & Kogan, I. (2020): Self-fulfilling prophecies in the classroom: Teacher expectations, teacher feedback and student achievement. Learning and Instruction 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2019.101296

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Professor Kristen's website at the Chair of Sociology with focus on social stratification.

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