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Against the Odds?
Gordon Marshall
其他書名
Social Class and Social Justice in Industrial Societies
出版
Clarendon Press
, 1997
主題
Political Science / History & Theory
Political Science / Public Policy / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
0198292392
9780198292395
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-Kv5nQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
What is the relation between social class and social justice? This is currently a matter of public as well as academic controversy. While nobody would deny that the distribution of rewards in industrial societies is unequal, there is sharp disagreement about whether this inequality can be justified. Some see existing patterns of social mobility as evidence of inequality of opportunity. Others regard them as meritocratic, simply reflecting the distribution of abilities among the population. This fascinating, interdisciplinary study brings together recent developments in normative thinking about social justice with new empirical findings about educational attainment and social mobility. The result is a path-breaking contribution to our thinking about issues of class and justice, one that will be of interest to both sociologists and political theorists for many years to come.