Social Mobility and Social Class in Ireland - Couverture souple

Breen, Richard; Whelan, Christopher T.

 
9780717120550: Social Mobility and Social Class in Ireland
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0717120554 ISBN 13 : 9780717120550
Editeur : Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Based on original research by the Economic and Social Research Institute, the authors show that class barriers in Ireland are substantially more rigid than in other countries. They go on to argue that the introduction of free education has not reduced educational inequalities. Rather than observing a movement towards equality of opportunity, research has shown a continued capacity of those in privileged positions to maintain their relative advantages against the encroachment of outsiders. The findings set out in this book provide compelling evidence of the continuing significance in Ireland of class differences in income, standards of living, poverty, economic stress and physical and mental health. Other books by Christopher T. Whelan include "Values and Social Changes in Ireland".

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À propos de l?auteur

Richard Breen is Professor of Sociology at Queen's University at Belfast. Christopher T. Whelan is Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin.

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Éditeur
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0717120554
ISBN 13 
9780717120550
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
199
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Personne responsable
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