Preface

Robin Simmons; John Smyth

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90671-3

Preface

Robin Simmons, John Smyth

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Abstract

Class is of those words that it is considered impolite to talk about publicly—nowadays we all like to see ourselves as being fair-minded, enlightened, egalitarian and inclusive. Few of us openly admit to relishing the idea of social cleavages. This book profoundly argues otherwise—namely, that class is very much alive and is deeply sutured into the structure of our societies. When class is coupled with education, then its distorting effects become glaringly apparent. The framing argument of this book is that social class has a deforming effect when it is worked through educationally, and it is working-class youth who feel the effects the most.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Education and working-class youth
Subtitle of host publication	Reshaping the politics of inclusion
Editors	Robin Simmons, John Smyth
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	vii-viii
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-90671-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-90670-6, 978-3-030-08070-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90671-3
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Social justice
Social mobility
Social inequality
Educational mobility
Widening participation
Working class in education
Educational inequality
Furnace of education
Inclusion

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