Education and Intergenerational Social Mobility in Europe and the United States

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A comprehensive study of trends in intergenerational social mobility during the 20th century, this book examines the role of educational expansion and equalization in shaping these developments in both Europe and the United States.

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This volume examines the role of education in shaping rates and patterns of intergenerational social mobility among men and women during the twentieth century. Focusing on the relationship between a person's social class and the social class of his or her parents, each chapter looks at a different country-the United States, Sweden, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Contributors examine change in absolute and relative mobility and in education across birth cohorts born between the first decade of the twentieth century and the early 1970s. They find a striking similarity in trends across all countries, and in particular a contrast between the fortunes of people born before the 1950s, those who enjoyed increasing rates of upward mobility and a decline in the strength of the link between class origins and destinations, and later generations who experienced more downward mobility and little change in how origins and destinations are linked. This volume uncovers the factors that drove these shifts, revealing education as significant in promoting social openness. It will be an invaluable source for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of mobility and inequality in the contemporary world.

Author Biography

Richard Breen is Professor of Sociology and Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford.Walter Müller is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Mannheim University.

Table of Contents

1, Introduction: Social Mobility and Education in the Twentieth Century—Richard Breen, Walter Müller2. Methodological Preliminaries—Richard Breen3. The Land of Opportunity? Trends in Social Mobility and Education in the United States—Florian R. Hertel, Fabian T. Pfeffer4. Sweden, the Middle Way? Trends and Patterns in Social Mobility and Educational Inequality—Richard Breen, Jan O. Jonsson5. Intergenerational Mobility and Social Fluidity in France over Birth Cohorts and Age: The Role of Education—Louis-André Vallet6. Education as an Equalizing Force: How Declining Education Inequality and Educational Expansion Have Contributed to More Social Fluidity in Germany—Reinhard Pollak, Walter Müller7. The Swiss El Dorado? Education and Social Mobility in Twentieth-Century Switzerland—Julie Falcon8. The Role of Education in the Social Mobility of Dutch Cohorts, 1908–1974—Richard Breen, Ruud Luijkx, Eline Berkers9. Education and Social Fluidity in Contemporary Italy: An Analysis of Cohort Trends—Carlo Barone, Raffaele Guetto10. Intergenerational Social Mobility in Twentieth-Century Spain: Social Fluidity without Educational Equalization?—Carlos J. Gil-Hernández, Fabrizio Bernardi, Ruud Luijkx11. Social Mobility in the Twentieth Century in Europe and the United States—Richard Breen and Walter Müller

Review

"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in educational policy and social mobility. This team of leading international scholars use innovative comparative analysis to corroborate the claim that the expansion and equalization of education enhances mobility between social classes."—Yossi Shavit, Tel Aviv University"Breen and Müller confront the belief that equalizing opportunity can solve Western nations' problems with inequality. Their sophisticated analysis shows why equalizing opportunity may be good in itself but is not the solution to today's problems. Western nations must confront rising inequalities in employment, income, and political voice directly and soon."—Michael Hout, New York University"In this book, first-rate scholars show how social mobility among women and men has changed in the twentieth century, and how this change was influenced by educational expansion and by changes in the association between social origin and education. Their reliable analyses will be of great value to professionals and political actors with interest in social mobility and educational attainment."—Robert Erikson, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University"What sets Education and Intergenerational Social Mobility inEurope and the United States apart from previous, less empirical,discussions is the way the bigger picture emerges from an analysis of large datasets....The book is methodologically rigorous, heavily referenced and data-rich, incorporating many detailed tables and graphs."—Veronica Coram, Interngenerational Justice Review

Long Description

This volume examines the role of education in shaping rates and patterns of intergenerational social mobility among men and women during the twentieth century. Focusing on the relationship between a person's social class and the social class of his or her parents, each chapter looks at a different country--the United States, Sweden, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Contributors examine change in absolute and relative mobility and in education across birth cohorts born between the first decade of the twentieth century and the early 1970s. They find a striking similarity in trends across all countries, and in particular a contrast between the fortunes of people born before the 1950s, those who enjoyed increasing rates of upward mobility and a decline in the strength of the link between class origins and destinations, and later generations who experienced more downward mobility and little change in how origins and destinations are linked. This volume uncovers the factors that drove these shifts, revealing education as significant in promoting social openness. It will be an invaluable source for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of mobility and inequality in the contemporary world.

Review Quote

"What sets Education and Intergenerational Social Mobility inEurope and the United States apart from previous, less empirical,discussions is the way the bigger picture emerges from an analysis of large datasets....The book is methodologically rigorous, heavily referenced and data-rich, incorporating many detailed tables and graphs."--Veronica Coram, Interngenerational Justice Review

Details ISBN1503610160 Publisher Stanford University Press Series Studies in Social Inequality Year 2020 ISBN-10 1503610160 ISBN-13 9781503610163 Format Hardcover Imprint Stanford University Press Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Edited by Walter Müller Publication Date 2020-02-04 Pages 360 DEWEY 306.43 Language English UK Release Date 2020-02-04 AU Release Date 2020-02-04 NZ Release Date 2020-02-04 US Release Date 2020-02-04 Author Walter Müller Alternative 9781503611153 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 49 tables, 73 figures We've got this

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