The Class Ceiling : Why it Pays to be Privileged /

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This is a rich, ambitious book that demands we take seriously not just the glass but also the class ceiling.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Friedman, Sam, 1984- (Author), Laurison, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social classes.
Discrimination in employment.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Social classes > Great Britain.
Discrimination in employment > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This is a rich, ambitious book that demands we take seriously not just the glass but also the class ceiling.
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 pages): illustrations (chiefly color)
ISBN:9781447336075

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