The educated underclass : students and the promise of social mobility / Gary Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roth, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization.

Educational mobility.

Education, Higher--Social aspects.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2019.

Summary:

"We live in a world with too many graduates fighting for too few jobs; where Deliveroo and FedEx drivers have advanced degrees. The Educated Underclass offers a much-needed look at this societal restructuring from the perspective of students. Gary Roth examines the way that universities often reproduce traditional class hierarchies, the mechanisms that enable upward and downward social mobility, and how the 'overproduction of intelligence' hinders students, calling for a realignment of how social classes function today. The dream of social mobility is dying. Where previous generations where expected to surpass their parents' level of economic success, prospects for today's graduates are increasingly bleak."--Amazon.com

Contents:

Introduction

Higher education and class

The overproduction of intelligence

Class in transition : historical background

Underemployment through the decades

Class status and economic instability

Into the future.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78680-441-7