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This study examines mobility and migration patterns in early nineteenth-century Guadalajara, Mexico. Using data from censuses, notarial... Læs mere
This book reads twentieth-century autobiography and oral histories spatially to unearth how writers and activists understood social mobility as a collective process. In so doing, they constructed a counter-mythology to the American dream myth of individualism.
The book analyzes the extent to which the recruitment into and the... Læs mere
Dr. Matt Evans utilizes previous characterizations of institutions to analyze the framework affecting policymaking... Læs mere
This book explores how African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans from the former British colonies can be so different in their approaches toward social mobility.
This timely and unique book uses a multifaceted, transdisciplinary cultural studies approach to analyse how meritocracy works and how it has come to achieve dominance, ultimately arguing against meritocracy and in favour of genuine social equality.
"Si tuviéramos una visión y un sentimiento agudos de toda la vida humana ordinaria, sería como oír crecer la hierba y latir el corazón de la ardilla, y moriríamos a causa de rugido que se... Læs mere
Combines research from different disciplines to assess social mobility in developing countries.
Neljätoistavuotias Marie Anne Lawson on varakkaan perheen villi tytär. Eräällä retkellään Marie Anne kompastuu ja satuttaa nilkkansa. Hänet pelastaa rokonarpinen mies, joka tunnetaan... Læs mere
Based on pioneering research on top incomes, this volume uses data from income tax records... Læs mere