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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol, UK :
Policy Press,
2019.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Getting in
- Getting on
- Untangling the class pay gap
- Inside elite firms
- The bank of mum and dad
- A helping hand
- Fitting in
- View from the top
- Self-elimination
- Class ceilings : a new approach to social mobility
- Conclusion
- Epilogue : 10 ways to break the class ceiling / with Nik Miller.
