The Credential Society An Historical Sociology of Education and Stratification |
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Author:
| Collins, Randall |
Foreword by:
| Cottom, Tressie McMillan Stevens, Mitchell L. |
Series title: | Legacy Editions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-19234-7 |
Publication Date: | May 2019 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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The Credential Society by Randall Collins is a classic on higher education and its role in American society. Forty years later, its controversial claim that the expansion of American education has not increased social mobility, but created a cycle of credential inflation, has proven remarkably prescient.
The Credential Society by Randall Collins is a classic on higher education and its role in American society. Forty years later, its controversial claim that the expansion of American education has not increased social mobility, but created a cycle of credential inflation, has proven remarkably prescient.