Diverging Pathways: Social Structure and Career Deflections

by Alan C. Kerckhoff

Book Overview

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 labour 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 differences between industries and firms lead comparable individuals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521033209
• ISBN13: 9780521033206
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"