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Diverging Pathways follows the careers of a British birth cohort into early adulthood, presenting a detailed picture of the family backgrounds and the school and early labor force achievements of the cohort. The study portrays how the social arrangements of society's institutions deflect people's achievement patterns. Different kinds of schools, ability groups within schools, and industrial and firm differences lead comparable individuals to achieve at very different levels in society, and the book shows that the cumulative effects of being placed in advantaged or disadvantaged locations make their achievements highly divergent in adulthood. The study reports on major career differences between men and women and describes how the interface between post-secondary education and the labor force alters some of the outcomes of elementary and secondary schooling.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521433976
eBay Product ID (ePID)95997126
Product Key Features
Book TitleDiverging Pathways: Social Structure and Career Deflections
Publication Year1993
TypeTextbook
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAlan C. Kerckhoff
TopicSociology
Number of Pages280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Width158 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAlan C. Kerckhoff