Education, Occupation and Social Origin is a must-read book for
anyone even faintly interested in social inequality. Comparing
across many cohorts in 14 nations, the disheartening conclusion
that here emerges is the lack of any genuine equalization of life
chances. Advantage breeds advantage and, alas, educational
expansion has not proven to be the great social leveler. This
volume delivers the most up-to-date evidence, and it does it with
scientific rigor and bravura. From the first to the last page this
is world-class scholarship that will define our research agenda for
many years to come.' - Gosta Esping-Andersen, Pompeu Fabra
University, Spain Questioning the assumption that education is the
'great social equalizer', this book takes a comparative approach to
the Social Origin-Education-Destination triangle by examining
advantage in 14 different countries, including case studies from
Europe, Israel, the USA, Russia and Japan. Contributions from
leading experts examine the relation between family background,
education and occupational achievement over time and across
educational levels, focussing on the relationship between
individuals' social origins and their income and occupational
outcomes. Providing new theoretical insights, this book eloquently
analyses a variety of barriers to social mobility. Using concepts
of compensatory and boosting advantage to explain the
intergenerational transmission of social inequality, it refutes the
notion of contemporary societies as education-based and
meritocratic, showing that in most of the countries studied there
is no sign of decreasing intergenerational association, despite the
expansion of education. With its multitude of pertinent case
studies, Education, Occupation and Social Origin will be of
interest to academics and students of social policy as well as
those interested in social inequalities and their evolution over
time. It will also be a useful reference for governmental policy
makers in the wake of the current economic crisis. Contributors: S.
Arita, G. Ballarino, E. Bar Haim, C. Barone, F. Bernardi, A.
Bessudnov, E. Bihagen, C. Blank, M. Bouchet-Valat, M. Gratz, J.
Harkoenen, T. Keller, F. Lagana, A. Mastekaasa, N. Panichella, C.
Peugny, R. Pollack, P. Robert, Y. Sato, Y. Shavit, J. Tolsma, F.
Torche, L.-A. Vallet, L. Vandecasteele, M.H.J. Wolbers
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