ISBN:
9781785360459
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 292 Seiten)
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Education, occupation and social origin
DDC:
306.43
Schlagwort(e):
Educational sociology
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Soziale Herkunft
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Schulerfolg
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Karriere
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Soziale Ungleichheit
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Pädagogische Soziologie
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Bildungsforschung
Kurzfassung:
Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: education as the great equalizer: a theoretical framework -- 2. Inequality of educational returns in France: changes in the effect of education and social background on occupational careers -- 3. Legacies of the past: social origin, educational attainment and labour-market outcomes in Germany -- 4. Inequality in educational returns in Hungary -- 5. Changes in the stratification process in Israel, 1995-2008 -- 6. Social background and education in occupational attainment in Italy
Kurzfassung:
7. Inequality in educational returns in Japan -- 8. Social origin and inequality in educational returns in the Dutch labour market -- 9. Direct social origin effects and educational returns in Norway -- 10. The effects of parental social background on labour market outcomes in Russia -- 11. Is education the great equalizer for the chances of social mobility in Spain? -- 12. The direct and indirect effects of social background on occupational positions in Sweden: new evidence on old questions -- 13. Inequalities in returns to education in Switzerland
Kurzfassung:
14. Social origin, education and socio-economic inequalities: trends in the United Kingdom -- 15. Education and the intergenerational transmission of advantage in the US -- 16. The intergenerational transmission of inequality and education in fourteen countries: a comparison -- Index
Kurzfassung:
This innovative book takes a comparative approach to the social origin-education-destination triangle (OED), looking at the intergenerational transmission of advantage in 14 countries. The intention is to debate the claim that education is the 'great social equalizer'. The contributors examine the relation between family background, education and occupational achievement over time and across educational levels, focusing on the relationship between individuals' social origins and their income and occupational outcomes. It will be of interest to academics and students of social policy and those
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785360459
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