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

Bukodi, Erzsébet; Goldthorpe, John H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108468217 ISBN 13: 9781108468213

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description

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.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1108468217
• ISBN 13: 9781108468213
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 260