Research subject Inequality, Social Stratification and Mobility
Social stratification has been a central research area in Sociology ever since the discipline was established. The research area focuses on theories of inequality and social stratification in modern societies.
Central to the research area are for example theories of social class mobility and inequality of educational opportunities, as well as social stratification in other dimensions, e.g gender, ethnicity and health. Distribution of power is also central to the research area.
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Erik Bihagen
Professor
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Kieron James Barclay
Researcher, Docent in Sociology
Sunnee Billingsley
Professor of Sociology
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Magnus Bygren
Professor of Sociology, Head of Department
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Stefano Cantalini
Researcher
![Stefano Cantalini](/polopoly_fs/1.597916.1644841934!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_260/image.jpg)
Michael Gähler
Professor of Sociology
![Michael Gähler. Foto: Stockholms universitet Michael Gähler. Foto: Stockholms universitet](/polopoly_fs/1.399247.1536051388!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_260/image.jpg)
Lisa Harber-Aschan
Researcher
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Martin Hällsten
Professor of Sociology
![Martin Hällsten](/polopoly_fs/1.568839.1630050127!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_260/image.jpg)
Wooseong Kim
Phd Student
Martin Kolk
Associate Professor
![Foto: Leila Zoubir/Sociologiska institutionen Martin Kolk](/polopoly_fs/1.301178.1475771781!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_260/image.jpg)
Sanni Kuikka
PhD Student
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Eleonora Mussino
Researcher, Docent
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Stefanie Möllborn
Professor of Sociology
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Sofi Ohlsson Wijk
Researcher
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Åke Sandberg
Professor Emeritus
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Miska Simanainen
Doktorand
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Kristin Jung Ståhle
Phd Student
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Max Thaning
Researcher
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Andrea Voyer
Docent, Senior Lecturer in sociology
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Frankseco Junior Yorke
Phd student
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Rosa Weber
Acting Lecturer
![Rosa Weber](/polopoly_fs/1.687840.1699020738!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_260/image.jpg)
Ben Wilson
Researcher, Docent
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The research activities takes place at the Department of Sociology.
Department of Sociology Swedish Institute for Social Research