Beschreibung:
Geoff Payne considers a wide range of dimensions of mobility and life chances to assess the causes and consequences of mobility as social and political processes and challenges well-established opinions of politicians, pressure groups, the press, academics and the public.
Introducing the Confusing World of Social Mobility;'There's a Lot of it About';
Log Cabins and Field-Marshals' Batons;
The Political Re-discovery of Social Mobility;
Documenting Mobility;
Tracing the Origins;
Why low, why now?;
The Pessimism of Older Academic Mobility Analysis;
The Emergence of a New Society;
The New Mobility Regime;
Misconceptions of Schooling and Meritocracy;
Tightening Bonds and Professional Access;
Moving On;
References;
Tables and Figures.