9780804752497-0804752494-Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics (Studies in Social Inequality)

Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics (Studies in Social Inequality)

ISBN-13: 9780804752497
ISBN-10: 0804752494
Edition: 1
Author: David B. Grusky, Stephen L. Morgan, Gary S. Fields
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover 488 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780804752497
ISBN-10: 0804752494
Edition: 1
Author: David B. Grusky, Stephen L. Morgan, Gary S. Fields
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover 488 pages

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Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics (Studies in Social Inequality) (ISBN-13: 9780804752497 and ISBN-10: 0804752494), written by authors David B. Grusky, Stephen L. Morgan, Gary S. Fields, was published by Stanford University Press in 2006. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Research (Social Sciences, Schools & Teaching) books. You can easily purchase or rent Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics (Studies in Social Inequality) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Research books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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How often do working-class children obtain college degrees and then pursue professional careers? Conversely, how frequently do the children of doctors and lawyers fail to enter high status careers upon completion of their schooling? As inequalities of wealth and income have increased in industrialized nations over the past 30 years, have patterns of between-generation mobility changed? In this volume, leading sociologists and economists present original findings and conceptual arguments in response to questions like these. After assessing the range of mobility patterns observed in recent decades, the volume considers the mechanisms that generate mobility, focusing on both the training and skills that are rewarded in the labor market as well as the role of educational institutions in certifying graduates for professional positions. The volume concludes with chapters that assess the contexts of social mobility, examining the impact of macroeconomic conditions and societal levels of inequality on social and economic mobility.

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