Stepping into the elite : trajectories of social achievement in India, France, and the United States /

Stepping into the elite : trajectories of social achievement in India, France, and the United States /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naudet, Jules (Author)
Other Authors: George, Renuka (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the French.
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Social mobility > France > Case studies.
Social mobility > United States > Case studies.
Social mobility > India > Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences) > France > Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States > Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences) > India > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. One Theoretical and Methodological Milestones
  • 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.