Book review: Experiences of academics from a working-class heritage by Carole Binns

Goldstone, Ross (2020) Book review: Experiences of academics from a working-class heritage by Carole Binns. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (06 Dec 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Experiences of Academics from a Working-Class Heritage, Carole Binns draws on interviews with fourteen tenured academics from a working-class background to reveal the complexities faced by individuals who have experienced social mobility in academia. Suggesting that a diversification of the academic workforce could be a valuable addition to the widening participation agenda, this book contributes to understanding lived experiences of social mobility and the social class inequalities that shape entry into ‘elite’ occupations, writes Ross Goldstone.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2021 13:45
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108327

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