The mass expansion of higher education is one of the most important social transformations of the second half of the twentieth century. In this book, scholars from 15 countries, representing Western and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Israel, Australia, and the United States, assess the links between this expansion and inequality in the national context.
Contrary to most expectations, the authors show that as access to higher education expands, all social classes benefit. Neither greater diversification nor privatization in higher education results in greater inequality. In some cases, especially where the most advantaged already have significant access to higher education, opportunities increase most for persons from disadvantaged origins. Also, during the late twentieth century, opportunities for women increased faster than those for men. Offering a new spin on conventional wisdom, this book shows how all social classes benefit from the expansion of higher education.
| ISBN: | 9780804771528 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2010 |
| Author: | Yossi Shavit |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 482 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Social Inequality |
| Genres: |
Social classes |
The mass expansion of higher education is one of the most important social transformations of the second half of the twentieth century. In this book, scholars from 15 countries, representing Western and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Israel, Australia, and the United States, assess the links between this expansion and inequality in the national context.
Contrary to most expectations, the authors show that as access to higher education expands, all social classes benefit. Neither greater diversification nor privatization in higher education results in greater inequality. In some cases, especially where the most advantaged already have significant access to higher education, opportunities increase most for persons from disadvantaged origins. Also, during the late twentieth century, opportunities for women increased faster than those for men. Offering a new spin on conventional wisdom, this book shows how all social classes benefit from the expansion of higher education.
Stratification in Higher Education features in the following genres: Social classes
Stratification in Higher Education is available in Paperback, Hardback
Stratification in Higher Education was written by Yossi Shavit and published by Stanford University Press
Stratification in Higher Education has 482 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Social Inequality series