| Diverging Pathways: Social Structure and Career Deflections Contributor(s): Kerckhoff, Alan C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521033209 ISBN-13: 9780521033206 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Diverging Pathways follows the careers of a British birth cohort into early adulthood, presenting a detailed picture of the family backgrounds and the school and early labor force achievements of the cohort. The study portrays how the social arrangements of society's institutions deflect people's achievement patterns. Different kinds of schools, ability groups within schools, and industrial and firm differences lead comparable individuals to achieve at very different levels in society, and the book shows that the cumulative effects of being placed in advantaged or disadvantaged locations make their achievements highly divergent in adulthood. The study reports on major career differences between men and women and describes how the interface between post-secondary education and the labor force alters some of the outcomes of elementary and secondary schooling. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 370.19 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 280 pages |
