Social Mobility and Education in Britain - Research, Politics and Policy

A comprehensive examination of social mobility and education in Britain that exposes prevailing misconceptions of social mobility in decline.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Social class as the context of social mobility; 2. Class mobility in absolute terms: the end of the Golden Age; 3. Class mobility in relative terms: resistance to change; 4. The pattern of social fluidity within the class structure: hierarchy, inheritance and status effects; 5. Education and social mobility: the OED triangle; 6. Social origins, ability and educational attainment: is there a wastage of talent?; 7. Education and the labour market: is education now class destiny?; 8. Origins versus education: are there 'glass floors' and 'glass ceilings'?; 9. Lifelong learning: compensation or cumulative advantage?; 10. Social mobility in Britain in comparative perspective: is Britain a low mobility society?; Conclusions.

Info autore

Erzsébet Bukodi is an Associate Professor in Quantitative Social Policy and Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford Martin School.John H. Goldthorpe is an Emeritus Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford, a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. He has written extensively on social class and social mobility since the 1960s.

Riassunto

A comprehensive examination of social mobility and education in Britain that exposes the prevailing misconception in political and policy circles of social mobility in decline. For students, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in the issues surrounding social inequality, social mobility and education.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Erzsebet Bukodi, Erzsébet Bukodi, Erzsebet (University of Oxford) Bukodi, Erzsebet (University of Oxford) Goldthorpe Bukodi, Bukodi Erzsebet, John H. Goldthorpe, John H. (University of Oxford) Goldthorpe, Goldthorpe John H.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781108468213
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46821-3
• Pagine: 260
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Education, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social discrimination & inequality, Politics and government, Social classes, Social discrimination and social justice