Stepping into the elite : trajectories of social achievement in India, France, and the United States / Jules Naudet ; translated from French by Renuka George.
Translation of: Entrer dans l'élite. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
6. National Specificities: Defining the Background of Origin. 1. Redefining the Analytical Framework of the Experience of Social Mobility -- 2. Comparing the Experience of Social Mobility in France, the United States, and India -- pt. Two National Specificities of the Experience of Social Mobility -- 3. Succeeding without Betraying: Caste and Counter-Cultural Challenges of Social Mobility in India -- 4. Unquestioned Success: Class, Race, and Meritocracy in the United States -- 5. Mobility Haunted by Class: Etiquette, Distinction, and Hierarchies in France -- 6. National Specificities: Defining the Background of Origin.
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