How Inequality Runs in Families: Unfair Advantage and the Limits of Social Mobility

ISBN-13: 9781447331537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str.

Gideon Calder

Opis

In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means.

Spis treści

Introduction The family and social justice Social mobility and class fate Unpacking equality of opportunity Towards real equality of life chances? Seven conclusions