Melting Pot or Segmented Multiculturalism?

Patterns of Intergenerational Social Mobility by Migratory Origin in Buenos Aires, 1961–2023

This presentation examines patterns of intergenerational social mobility by migratory origin in Buenos Aires in 1961 and 2016. The Argentine case contributes to ongoing debates on assimilation and mobility by comparing long-term opportunities for upward mobility among descendants of European and non-European migrants (second and third generations). The methodological strategy combines statistical analysis based on Germani’s probabilistic survey (1961) and its replication by the PI-CLASES project (2016, 2021, 2023), alongside biographical data on family class trajectories. It investigates whether migratory origin entails additional penalties beyond those associated with social origin and educational attainment, and explores the structural and cultural factors shaping the class trajectories of different migrant-origin groups.