The Resource How inequality runs in families : unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility, Gideon Calder, (electronic resource)
How inequality runs in families : unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility, Gideon Calder, (electronic resource)
- Summary
- In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 132 pages)
- Contents
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- HOW INEQUALITY RUNS IN FAMILIES; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 'Of course we do'; Outline of the book; 2. The family and social justice ; Families and individual rights; Privacy and autonomy; Gender roles; Justice and care; Children themselves; Parental partiality; Conclusion: the family in public; 3. Social mobility and class fate; Mobility stories; The shape of class fate; Is class fate education's fault?; Is class fate parents' fault?; Or is it just the money, stupid? ; Conclusion: mobility vs equality
- 4. Unpacking equality of opportunityEquality of opportunity's ready appeal; Intergenerational inequality of opportunity ; Does 'equality of opportunity' actually mean two different things?; Two senses of meritocracy (and the trouble with both); Conclusion: equality vs mobility, again; 5. Towards real equality of life chances?; Talking life chances without talking redistribution, or the family; Unsharpening elbows: factoring the family back in; Conclusion: three modest suggestions ; 6. Seven conclusions; References; Index
- Isbn
- 9781447331544
- Label
- How inequality runs in families : unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility
- Title
- How inequality runs in families
- Title remainder
- unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility
- Statement of responsibility
- Gideon Calder
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- Dewey number
- 305
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HM821
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Policy Press shorts insights
- Label
- How inequality runs in families : unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility, Gideon Calder, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- http://library.link/vocab/branchCode
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- net
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- HOW INEQUALITY RUNS IN FAMILIES; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 'Of course we do'; Outline of the book; 2. The family and social justice ; Families and individual rights; Privacy and autonomy; Gender roles; Justice and care; Children themselves; Parental partiality; Conclusion: the family in public; 3. Social mobility and class fate; Mobility stories; The shape of class fate; Is class fate education's fault?; Is class fate parents' fault?; Or is it just the money, stupid? ; Conclusion: mobility vs equality
- 4. Unpacking equality of opportunityEquality of opportunity's ready appeal; Intergenerational inequality of opportunity ; Does 'equality of opportunity' actually mean two different things?; Two senses of meritocracy (and the trouble with both); Conclusion: equality vs mobility, again; 5. Towards real equality of life chances?; Talking life chances without talking redistribution, or the family; Unsharpening elbows: factoring the family back in; Conclusion: three modest suggestions ; 6. Seven conclusions; References; Index
- Control code
- ocn959039270
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 132 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781447331544
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1t704s3
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- http://library.link/vocab/recordID
- .b37273693
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)959039270
- jstor1447331540
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