Illusion of Meritocracy
Subtitle: Why Working Class Kids Still Get Working Class Jobs
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781785900532
Subjects: Social mobility, great britain
Description: "The best jobs in Britain today are overwhelmingly done by the children of the wealthy. Meanwhile, it is increasingly difficult for bright but poor kids to transcend their circumstances. This state of affairs should not only worry the less well-off. It hurts the middle classes too, who are increasingly locked out of the top professions by those from affluent backgrounds. ..." --Publisher description.