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Against the odds? : social class and social justice in industrial societies /

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What is the relation between social class and social justice? Some see existing patterns of social mobility as evidence of inequality of opportunity, others regard them as meritocratic. This study brings together thought and findings about the issue.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, Gordon
Other Authors: Swift, Adam, 1961-, Roberts, Stephen, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Social mobility > Great Britain.
Social classes > Great Britain.
Social justice.
Social Justice
Mobilité sociale > Grande-Bretagne.
Classes sociales > Grande-Bretagne.
Justice sociale.
Social classes
Social justice
Social mobility
Great Britain
Social Conditions.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:What is the relation between social class and social justice? Some see existing patterns of social mobility as evidence of inequality of opportunity, others regard them as meritocratic. This study brings together thought and findings about the issue.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-262) and index.
ISBN:1280814497
9781280814495
9786610814497
661081449X
9780198292401
0198292406
9780191684913
0191684910
0198292392
9780198292395