Description
This module introduces students to the key debates on social inequality and mobility in contemporary societies, covering a wide range of topics, including social class and its impact on life chances and life choices; income inequality, mobility and top income; education, meritocracy and the heritability of intelligence (the Flynn effect); poverty and the underclass; discrimination and segregation; inequality across the world, and the very long run dynamics of social inequality, inequality and mobility in different forms of society.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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