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The credential society
an historical sociology of education and stratification.
Book • 1979
In 'The Credential Society,' Randall Collins argues that the expansion of American education has not increased social mobility but rather created a cycle of credential inflation.
Collins examines how credentialing closes high-status professions to new arrivals and how public schools are socializing institutions that teach and reward middle-class values.
The book discusses the consequences of credential inflation, including grade inflation, rising educational costs, and misleading job promises.
Collins also addresses recent developments and alternative pathways for the future of education in a new preface to the 2019 edition.
Collins examines how credentialing closes high-status professions to new arrivals and how public schools are socializing institutions that teach and reward middle-class values.
The book discusses the consequences of credential inflation, including grade inflation, rising educational costs, and misleading job promises.
Collins also addresses recent developments and alternative pathways for the future of education in a new preface to the 2019 edition.
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Musa al-Gharbi to illustrate the wealth transfer from the rich to the upper middle class.
Musa al-Gharbi to illustrate the wealth transfer from the rich to the upper middle class.
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Elite Envy
Mentioned by Musa al-Gharbi in relation to wealth transfer dynamics and the role of the upper middle class.
Musa al-Gharbi in relation to wealth transfer dynamics and the role of the upper middle class.
Why Wokeness Failed (Robert Wright & Musa al-Gharbi)
