Education, occupation, and social origin : a comparative analysis of the transmission of socio-economic inequalities / edited by Fabrizio Bernardi, Gabriele Ballarino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ballarino, Gabrielle, editor.

Bernardi, Fabrizio, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Educational sociology--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

7. Inequality in educational returns in Japan8. 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

14. Social origin, education and socio-economic inequalities: trends in the United Kingdom15. Education and the intergenerational transmission of advantage in the US ; 16. The intergenerational transmission of inequality and education in fourteen countries: a comparison; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78536-045-0