Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility
The Life Course of Working-Class University Graduates
By Mick Matthys | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
This qualitative study explores the meaning of working-class origin in the life and career of university graduates. Social transition from a working-class background to a middle-class milieu results in loyalty conflicts and communication barriers. The lack of social and cultural capital and the absent sense of an assertive self-presentation are pivotal barriers to gaining management functions. Positions in certain key sectors are not necessarily allocated according to professional capacity, but to obscure social connections, regulated by cultural codes and tests. Matthys approaches social mobility as a trajectory of identity construction in which different classes are integrated, and uses the notion of identity capital to interpret and discuss the meaning of the individual drive in social mobility.
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This qualitative study explores the meaning of working-class origin in the life and career of university graduates. Social transition from a working-class background to a middle-class milieu results in loyalty conflicts and communication barriers. The lack of social and cultural capital and the absent sense of an assertive self-presentation are pivotal barriers to gaining management functions. Positions in certain key sectors are not necessarily allocated according to professional capacity, but to obscure social connections, regulated by cultural codes and tests. Matthys approaches social mobility as a trajectory of identity construction in which different classes are integrated, and uses the notion of identity capital to interpret and discuss the meaning of the individual drive in social mobility.
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What is Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility about?
This qualitative study explores the meaning of working-class origin in the life and career of university graduates. Social transition from a working-class background to a middle-class milieu results in loyalty conflicts and communication barriers. The lack of social and cultural capital and the absent sense of an assertive self-presentation are pivotal barriers to gaining management functions. Positions in certain key sectors are not necessarily allocated according to professional capacity, but to obscure social connections, regulated by cultural codes and tests. Matthys approaches social mobility as a trajectory of identity construction in which different classes are integrated, and uses the notion of identity capital to interpret and discuss the meaning of the individual drive in social mobility.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Social classes
Where can I read a sample of Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136207044
Is Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Advances in Sociology
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility?
Mick Matthys
Who is the Publisher of the book Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136207044) and pdf(ISBN 9781136207051)