Graduate and professional education play an increasingly important role in economic
inequality and elite formation in the United States, but sociologists have not subjected …

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

This editorial to the special issue on heterogeneous effects of studying abroad starts with a
review of studies on the determinants and individual-level effects of studying abroad. On that …

With societal inequalities continuing to increase and organizations providing the vast
majority of people with their income, we wanted to assess the ways in which organizational …

In The Class Ceiling, authors Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison deftly dismantle popular
(and often highly politicized) myths about inequality and meritocracy in the UK. First, and …

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 is currently widespread concern that Britain's cultural and creative industries (CCIs)
are increasingly dominated by the privileged. This stands in stark contrast to dominant policy …

The UK government has expressed a desire to increase social mobility, with policies to help
achieve this aim focused on reducing inequalities in educational attainment. This paper …

Educational transitions experienced within a context of wide and growing inequalities such
as England result in very different transition experiences to those experienced by young …

There is currently widespread concern that access to, and success within, the British acting
profession is increasingly dominated by those from privileged class origins. This article …