Education, Opportunity, and Social Inequality

Download or read book Education, Opportunity, and Social Inequality written by Raymond Boudon and published by New York : Wiley. This book was released on 1974 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on the sociological aspects of the expansion of educational opportunities in developed countries since 1945, with particular reference to the social implications for social mobility - analyses the mechanisms generating unequal opportunities, examines trends in school enrolment (particularly for higher education), etc., and presents a theoretical model for educational level attainment and social mobility. References and statistical tables.