The credential society : an historical sociology of education and stratification /

The Credential Society by Randall Collins is a classic on higher education and its role in American society. Forty years later, its controversial claim that the expansion of American education has not increased social mobility, but created a cycle of credential inflation, has proven remarkably presc...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Collins, Randall, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Colección:Legacy editions (Columbia University. Press)
Temas:
Educational sociology > History.
Educational anthropology.
Sociologie de l'éducation > Histoire.
Anthropologie et éducation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Educational anthropology
Educational sociology
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The myth of technocracy
  • Organizational careers
  • The political economy of culture
  • The united states in historical time
  • The rise of the credential system
  • The politics of professions
  • The politics of a sinecure society
  • References
  • Index

Ejemplares similares