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Ethnicity, Social Mobility, and Public Policy: Comparing the USA and UK
Glenn C. Loury (Ed.)
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Description for Ethnicity, Social Mobility, and Public Policy: Comparing the USA and UK
hardcover. The first book to provide a comparative analysis of social mobility in the US and the UK. Editor(s): Loury, Glenn C.; Modood, Tariq; Teles, Steven Michael. Num Pages: 660 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1150.
This major comparative study of the social mobility of ethnic minorities in the US and UK argues that social mobility must be understood as a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon, incorporating the wealth and income of groups, but also their political power and social recognition. Written by leading sociologists, economists, political scientists, geographers, and philosophers in both countries, the volume addresses issues as diverse as education, work and employment, residential concentration, political mobilisation, public policy and social networks, while drawing larger lessons about the meaning of race and inequality in the two countries. While finding that there are important similarities in ... Read more
This major comparative study of the social mobility of ethnic minorities in the US and UK argues that social mobility must be understood as a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon, incorporating the wealth and income of groups, but also their political power and social recognition. Written by leading sociologists, economists, political scientists, geographers, and philosophers in both countries, the volume addresses issues as diverse as education, work and employment, residential concentration, political mobilisation, public policy and social networks, while drawing larger lessons about the meaning of race and inequality in the two countries. While finding that there are important similarities in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
660
Condition
New
Number of Pages
660
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521823098
SKU
V9780521823098
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About Glenn C. Loury (Ed.)
Glenn C. Loury is Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute on Race and Social Division at Boston University. Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, University of Bristol. He has published extensively and was awarded the MBE for services to social science ... Read more
Reviews for Ethnicity, Social Mobility, and Public Policy: Comparing the USA and UK
'This book is a rich reservoir of empirical data interpreted with theoretical sensitivity. Datasets are deftly deployed and the subtleties of inter/intra-national contexts are illuminated. it is a timely and impressive contribution to our understanding of social mobility, the fungibility of social capital, and ethnicity and policy in a comparative context.' Work, Employment & Society