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Stratification in Higher Education - A Comparative Study (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
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Stratification in Higher Education - A Comparative Study (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Series: Studies in Social Inequality
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The mass expansion of higher education is one of the most important
social transformations of the second half of the twentieth century.
In this book, scholars from 15 countries, representing Western and
Eastern Europe, East Asia, Israel, Australia, and the United
States, assess the links between this expansion and inequality in
the national context. Contrary to most expectations, the authors
show that as access to higher education expands, all social classes
benefit. Neither greater diversification nor privatization in
higher education results in greater inequality. In some cases,
especially where the most advantaged already have significant
access to higher education, opportunities increase most for persons
from disadvantaged origins. Also, during the late twentieth
century, opportunities for women increased faster than those for
men. Offering a new spin on conventional wisdom, this book shows
how all social classes benefit from the expansion of higher
education.
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