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The class ceiling : why it pays to be privileged /
Politicians continually tell us that anyone can get ahead. But is that really true? This important book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Friedman and Laurison show that a powerful 'class pay gap' exists in Britain...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol, UK :
Policy Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Politicians continually tell us that anyone can get ahead. But is that really true? This important book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Friedman and Laurison show that a powerful 'class pay gap' exists in Britain's elite occupations. Even when those from working-class backgrounds make it into prestigious jobs, they earn, on average, 16% less than colleagues from privileged backgrounds. But why is this the case? Drawing on 175 interviews across four case studies--television, accountancy, architecture, and acting --they explore the complex barriers facing the upwardly mobile. -- Dust jacket. This is a rich, ambitious book that demands we take seriously not just the glass but also the class ceiling. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 367 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-358) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781447336075 1447336070 9781447336082 1447336089 9781447336099 1447336097 |