Building upon extensive research into modern British society, this book traces out trends in
social mobility and their relation to educational inequalities, with surprising results. Contrary …

There has been renewed policy interest in intergenerational social mobility as a route to a
fairer society, but in ignoring the sociological evidence this article will argue that the current …

This article demonstrates how class origin shapes earnings in higher professional and
managerial employment. Taking advantage of newly released data in Britain's Labour Force …

Most political economy models start from the assumption that economic self-interest is a key
predictor of support for income redistribution. A growing literature, in contrast, emphasizes …

Social mobility is now a matter of greater political concern in B ritain than at any time
previously. However, the data available for the determination of mobility trends are less …

This book investigates the changing opportunities in higher education for different social
groups during China's transition from the socialist regime to a market economy. The first part …

Bringing together the most recent empirical evidence and the latest theoretical debates, this
fully revised new edition gets to grips with a broad range of inequalities in people's lives …

This substantially revised edition of a highly topical text draws upon theory from Marx and
Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society. The book takes …

The concept of the cultural omnivore has become increasingly influential in cultural
sociology. Its proponents argue that it has become a badge of honour to be eclectic in one's …

This article asks whether standard accounts of class reproduction apply among migrants
and their descendants as among the majority group, whether there is a process of …