Social Mobility, a Panacea for Austere Times: Tales of Emperors, Frogs, and Tadpoles

Autor/in	Reay, Diane
Titel	Social Mobility, a Panacea for Austere Times: Tales of Emperors, Frogs, and Tadpoles
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 34 (2013) 5-6, S.660-677 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2013.816035
Schlagwörter	Discourse Analysis; Social Mobility; Working Class; Educational Attainment; Public Policy; Policy Analysis; Philosophy; Foreign Countries; Social Justice; Social Differences; Interviews; Social Class; Economic Climate; Personal Narratives; Political Issues; Occupational Aspiration; Academic Aspiration; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; Soziale Mobilität; Arbeiterklasse; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politikfeldanalyse; Philosophie; Ausland; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Sozialer Unterschied; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Wirtschaftslage; Erlebniserzählung; Politischer Faktor; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper problematizes dominant discourses of social mobility. It begins by discussing social mobility from a philosophical perspective before examining current policies on social mobility in the United Kingdom, drawing on data from both recent mobility studies and the contemporary labour market. I then broaden out the discussion by exploring subjective aspects of social mobility, juxtaposing my own personal history with Jackson and Marsden's classic study "Education and the Working Class" in order to exemplify the complexities of mobility journeys. Finally, I argue for better ways of achieving a socially just society, ones that, echoing Tawney, make a case for less distance and greater parity between social classes. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10