Uneven Odds
«UnEven Odds is not only remarkable because it is the first book to really analyze class mobility in India, it is also a model of thorough quantitative analysis. It definitely opens the way for further quantitative research in social stratification as indicated in the book's conclusion.»
Mathieu Ferry, SciencesPo, Observatory for Social Change, South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Jour
Social mobility research has held a central place in the sociological analysis of industrialized countries of the west, particularly with regard to the study of stratification systems, their forms, and processes. Les mer
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structures over time and across demographics. This book draws on national level datasets and quantitative methods to understand the multiple strands of social mobility or the lack of it, by focusing on the overlapping identities of social class, caste, and gender in both rural and urban context. It
investigates the contemporary processes and drivers of mobility, and appraises the role of education in supporting or preventing increased upward social mobility by concentrating on those groups that are disadvantaged from this very opportunity. It also takes into account the impact of liberalization on social mobility and argues that mobility today is differentially patterned on the basis of local and global identities.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- OUP India
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199480142
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«UnEven Odds is not only remarkable because it is the first book to really analyze class mobility in India, it is also a model of thorough quantitative analysis. It definitely opens the way for further quantitative research in social stratification as indicated in the book's conclusion.»
Mathieu Ferry, SciencesPo, Observatory for Social Change, South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Jour