How Increasing College Access Is Increasing Inequality, and What to Do about It
Topics: Education Subtopics: Economic Diversity in Higher Education
Jun 16, 2010
Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Jeff Strohl
Publisher(s): The Century Foundation
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This Chapter is excerpted from the book, Rewarding Strivers.
In the postindustrial economy, educational attainment, especially postsecondary educational attainment, has replaced the industrial concept of class as the primary marker for social stratification. In particular, in the post–World War II era, access to postsecondary education has become the salient mechanism driving access to middle-class earnings and status.
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