Research Group

Kinship Inequalities

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

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Kin ties are the building blocks of family systems. How are kinship networks structured, how are they shaped by demographic change, and how do kin ties affect individuals, families, and societies? The Research Group on Kinship Inequalities studies these questions by combining insights from analytical family demography with novel data, methods, and technologies from related disciplines.   Detailed Description

Selected Publications

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Williams, I.; Caswell, H.:

Projections of human kinship for all countries

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120:52, e2315722120–e2315722120. (2023)       

Hünteler , B. M.; Hank, K.:

Life-course generational placements and health and wellbeing in later life

Ageing and Society, 1–19. (2023)    

Hünteler , B. M.; Nutz, T.; Wörn, J.:

It all runs in the family? A life course perspective on intergenerational family positions and wealth accumulation

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2023)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Barban, N.; Caswell, H.; Kolk, M.; Margolis, R.; Smith-Greenaway, E.; Song, X.; Verdery, A.; Zagheni, E.:

Kinship, demography, and inequality: review and key areas for future development

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2022)    

Snyder, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Williams, I.; Zagheni, E.:

Estimates from 31 countries show the significant impact of COVID-19 excess mortality on the incidence of family bereavement

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:26, e2202686119–e2202686119. (2022)       

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:

The demographic drivers of grief and memory after genocide in Guatemala

Demography 59:3, 1173–1194. (2022)       

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Mason, C.; Zagheni, E.:

The “Sandwich Generation” revisited: global demographic drivers of care time demands

Population and Development Review 47:4, 997–1023. (2021)       

Stelter, R.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:

Representativeness is crucial for inferring demographic processes from online genealogies: evidence from lifespan dynamics

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:10, e2120455119–e2120455119. (2022)       

Castro Torres, A. F.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:

North and South: naming practices and the hidden dimension of global disparities in knowledge production

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:10, e2119373119–e2119373119. (2022)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Kolk, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Women's experience of child death: a global demographic perspective

Demography 58:5, 1715–1735. (2021)       

Seminar Series

The Research Group Kinship Inequalities hosts various kinds of seminar talks. Here, there is an overview of past lectures, in the calendar you find future events.

Past Seminar Talks