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Author: Geoff Payne (Newcastle University)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9781447310662
ISBN 10: 1447310667
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 January 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
""Punctures the technocratic myth of UK academics and politicians working together, identifying instead a troubling disconnect between what’s known about mobility and what’s done in the name of increasing it. An object lesson in late-industrial policymaking."" David G. Grusky, Stanford University ""A valuable navigation tool of thought for the exploration of mobility"" - Sociological Research Online ""Every public figure protests they are all for social mobility - but few have any idea what it means. Here's the definitive analysis they need to read: equal opportunity means we must live more equal lives."" Polly Toynbee, The Guardian ""A lively, intelligent, and well-informed discussion of the meaning, extent, and significance of social mobility in Britain. Written for both specialists and policymakers, it will be an essential source of reference for decades to come."" John Scott, University of Essex
"""Punctures the technocratic myth of UK academics and politicians working together, identifying instead a troubling disconnect between what’s known about mobility and what’s done in the name of increasing it. An object lesson in late-industrial policymaking."" David G. Grusky, Stanford University ""A valuable navigation tool of thought for the exploration of mobility"" - Sociological Research Online ""Every public figure protests they are all for social mobility - but few have any idea what it means. Here's the definitive analysis they need to read: equal opportunity means we must live more equal lives."" Polly Toynbee, The Guardian ""A lively, intelligent, and well-informed discussion of the meaning, extent, and significance of social mobility in Britain. Written for both specialists and policymakers, it will be an essential source of reference for decades to come."" John Scott, University of Essex"
Every public figure protests they are all for social mobility - but few have any idea what it means. Here's the definitive analysis they need to read: equal opportunity means we must live more equal lives. Polly Toynbee, The Guardian
Author Information
Professor Geoff Payne, FAcSS, is based at Newcastle University where he has taught modules on sociological research methods; social divisions; and social mobility. A former President of the British Sociological Association, and Director of the Scottish Mobility Study at Aberdeen University in the mid-1970s, he has written over 30 articles and three books on social mobility, and worked on education, social class, and research techniques. His widely-used 'Social Divisions' textbook is in its 3rd edition.
