Social Mobility and Education in Britain

Social Mobility and Education in Britain

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Bukodi Erzsebet
Cambridge University Press
EAN: 9781108468213
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Building upon extensive research into modern British society, this book traces out trends in social mobility and their relation to educational inequalities, with surprising results. Contrary to what is widely supposed, Bukodi and Goldthorpe's findings show there has been no overall decline in social mobility – though downward mobility is tending to rise and upward mobility to fall - and Britain is not a distinctively low mobility society. However, the inequalities of mobility chances among individuals, in relation to their social origins, have not been reduced and remain in some respects extreme. Exposing the widespread misconceptions that prevail in political and policy circles, this book shows that educational policy alone cannot break the link between inequality of condition and inequality of opportunity. It will appeal to students, researchers, policy makers, and anyone interested in the issues surrounding social inequality, social mobility and education.
EAN 9781108468213
ISBN 1108468217
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date December 12, 2018
Pages 260
Language English
Dimensions 228 x 151 x 13
Country United Kingdom
Authors Bukodi Erzsebet; Goldthorpe John H.
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