How inequality runs in families : unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility /: unfair advantage and the limits of social mobility. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gideon Calder.
• Authors: Calder, Gideon
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Bristol, UK : Chicago, IL, USA Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (146 pages)
• Subjects: 305; Equality; Families; Social mobility; Social status; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Equality; Families; Social mobility; Social status; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781447331544; 1447331540
• Related ISBNs: 9781447331537; 1447331532
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 31, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.