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Poster Presentations
THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2015 15:00-15:30
There will be two distinct parts in the paper. The first will be rather theoretical and methodological in scope that will
discuss issues of 'transnationalism', 'migration', 'everyday life'; the second part is the commentary and discussion of
the research materials and results of the field research.
POSTER 20
Significant and Meaningful Grandparenting Practices in Scotland
Ribe, E.
(University of Edinburgh)
This PhD research uses a mixed method approach to explore what and how family and intimacy practices and life
events favour a sense of closeness between grandparent and grandchildren in lone-parent families over the life
course and whether these are different from intact couple families. It seeks to explain why there are differences
between grandparents in their relationship with their grandchildren and how and why these change over time,
particularly exploring the involvement of paternal grandparents within the life of the study child. The study is
embedded within a theoretical and conceptual discussion of what constitutes 'family' and 'practices of intimacy' and
adds to contemporary debate about family change. Over the last half of the 20th Century significant demographic and
social changes have transformed population structures and family relationships. Three and even four generations live
at the same time while childcare is increasingly demanded by parents to reconcile work and family life. In this context
grandparents have become more involved in family life by looking after their grandchildren or supporting their adult
child. However, there is little knowledge of how grandparents create, enable and maintain significant and meaningful
relationships with their grandchildren. The study employs the Growing up in Scotland (GUS) survey, a large-scale
longitudinal data set following children from the early years. It also collects parents' and grandparents' narratives
about their relationship with the child through in-depth interviews.
POSTER 21
The Gender-Specific Impact on the Part Time Pay Penalty
Saile, A-T.
(Institute for Employment Research)
The determinants on the gender wage gap are very well reviewed. One of the primary findings is that the lower pay for
part time work, which is more common among women, is a convincing explanation for the gap. But is this really true?
When estimating the part time pay penalty one has to account for the different underlying structures of the mechanism
that build earnings for men and for women.
To examine the gender-specific impacts of part time on wages I utilise longitudinal analysis. Using Data from German
Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP) I estimate fixed-effects and hybrid regressions on a 21 year panel. Besides the usual
influencing factors, like education, job experience and firm specific topics, a focus is set on the household situation,
which affects men's and women's work participation in different ways. Furthermore, I distinguish between regular part
time and marginal part time, which is very important when regarding the German labour market.
As a result there is no evidence for a part time pay penalty among women who work in regular part time employment
and only little evidence for a gap among regular part time men but a considerable gap for marginal workers, both men
and women. Beside this there are conspicuous hints on differences in underlying mechanisms in wage generating
processes between men and women. This means, by considering the determinants of the gender wage gap, it is
necessary to take these different mechanisms into account.
POSTER 22
Class Transition and Racialized Cultures Impact on Indigenous Identities, the Case of Mapuche People (Chile)
Social Trajectories Experiences
Sepulveda, D.,
(University of Manchester)
Mapuche population is characterized as a disadvantaged group, because since the period of the conquest indigenous
groups in Chile have faced different (economic, social, territorial, cultural) inequalities, positioning unequal to the rest
of the population. However a small group of Mapuche population could have social mobility, thanks to integration
policies strategies for indigenous population from the 1990s until now, experience due to this. Even so, there are a
smaller Mapuche group who cross inequalities barrier and challenge the common stereotype that have Chilean people
about Mapuche, but according to literature review they could have to deal with class tensions, ethnic boundaries and
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