Social Mobility and Post-Compulsory Education: Revisiting Boudon's Model of Social Opportunity

Autor/inn/en	Thompson, Ron; Simmons, Robin
Titel	Social Mobility and Post-Compulsory Education: Revisiting Boudon's Model of Social Opportunity
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 34 (2013) 5-6, S.744-765 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2013.816038
Schlagwörter	Social Mobility; Social Theories; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Access to Education; Models; Correlation; Educational Attainment; Educational Opportunities; Socioeconomic Status; Occupational Aspiration; Social Structure; Social Status; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Mobilität; Gesellschaftstheorie; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Analogiemodell; Korrelation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Sozialstruktur; Sozialer Status
Abstract	This paper uses Raymond Boudon's model of educational expansion to examine the relationship between education and social mobility, paying particular attention to post-compulsory education--an important site of social differentiation in England. The paper shows how Boudon focuses explicitly on the consequences of educational expansion, and argues that his work helps us understand why widening access to post-compulsory education does not necessarily lead to higher rates of social mobility. We investigate Boudon's key theoretical insights and assess the contemporary relevance of his model. The paper argues that the fundamental assumptions of Boudon's model not only remain valid, but have been intensified by systemic changes in English post-compulsory education, and its articulation with the labour market. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10