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Leopoldo Cabrera

Sociology and Anthropology · Researcher and Proffesor

https://researchid.co/leopoldocabrera
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21Scopus Publications
1420Google Scholar Citations
17Google Scholar h-index
27Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

• Education and Social Inequality. • Sociology of Religion. • Education and Academic Performance. • Sociology and Educational Policy.

Biography

Professional and Academic Affiliations Dean of the Faculty of Political & Social Sciences (2000-2006) President of the Research Committee of Sociology of Education of the Spanish Federation of Sociology (FES) (2016 to 2020). Now (2020-2022) Secretary: https://fes-sociologia.com/comite/Sociolog%C3%ADa-de-la%20-Educaci%C3%B3n Secretary of Research Center of Social Inequality and Governance (CEDESOG) (2016 to 2019) https://www.ull.es/la-universidad/facultades-centros-departamentos/centro-de-estudios-de-desigualdad-social-y-gobernabilidad/ Secretary of the Institute of Political & Social Sciences (2007 to 2019) Secretary of the Department of Sociology (1998-1999) Coordinator of the Doctoral Program of the ULL: Law, Society and Tourism (2018 to present). Currently I teach at the University of the La Laguna the following subjects: • Sociology and Politics of Education in Pedagogy and Teaching Studies. • Methodology, Data Processing and Analysis in Sociology and Anthropology Degrees.

Education

PhD in Sociology (1995), University of La Laguna. Degree in Teaching (1980), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Degree in Chemistry (1982), University of La Laguna. Degree in Pedagogy (1989), University of La Laguna.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. The academic performance of fourth-grade students from rural and urban backgrounds in Spain: the role of the digital divide and socioeconomic inequality
    Bordon Revista De Pedagogia, 2026
  2. The gender gap in religiosity in Spain: the role of educational attainment and social position
    Revista Espanola De Sociologia, 2026
  3. The Effect of Inequality and Social Class on Well-Being in Spain
    International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences, 2026
  4. Contextualising Gender Gaps: The Moderating Role of Social Context on Gender Educational Inequality in European Primary Schools
    Gender Issues, 2025
  5. Household Social Composition and Academic Performance in Primary School: Univariate and Multivariate Effects of Family Occupation and Education in Europe
    Revista De Investigacion Educativa, 2025

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