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Title: The Class Ceiling : Why It Pays to Be Privileged
Description: Politicians continually tell us that anyone can get ahead. But is that really true? This important, best-selling book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Friedman and Laurison show that a powerful'class pay gap'exists in Britain's elite occupations. Even when those from working-class backgrounds make it into prestigious jobs, they earn, on average, 16% less than colleagues from privileged backgrounds. But why is this the case? Drawing on 175 interviews across four case studies – television, accountancy, architecture, and acting – they explore the complex barriers facing the upwardly mobile. This is a rich, ambitious book that demands we take seriously not just the glass but also the class ceiling.
Authors: Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison
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Subjects: Discrimination in employment--Great Britain, Social classes--Great Britain
Categories: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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