The Myth of Meritocracy: Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working-Class Jobs (Provocations) by James Bloodworth

The Myth of Meritocracy: Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working-Class Jobs (Provocations)

James Bloodworth

128 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The best jobs in Britain today are overwhelmingly done by the offspring of privileged parents. Meanwhile, it is increasingly difficult for bright but poor children to transcend their circumstances. This state of affairs should not only worry the p...

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