Education Trap - Schools and the Remaking of Inequality in Boston

Education is thought to be the route out of poverty, but history disagrees. Cristina Groeger explores the Gilded Age origins of this idea and shows how schooling actually bolstered economic inequality in the 20th century. If we want a more equitable society, she argues, we should look not just to education, but also to workers and the workplace.

About the author

Cristina Viviana Groeger is Assistant Professor of History at Lake Forest College. Her research has been funded by the National Academy of Education and the Spencer Foundation.

Product details

• Authors: Cristina Viviana Groeger
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2021
• EAN: 9780674249110
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24911-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, 20th Century, Industrial relations, health & safety, EDUCATION / History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Education, Local History, Business studies: general, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast: New England, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General