Published
May 15, 2019Page count
312 pagesISBN
978-1447348320Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
May 15, 2019Page count
312 pagesISBN
978-1447348344Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
May 15, 2019Page count
312 pagesISBN
978-1447348351Dimensions
Imprint
Policy Press
The End of Aspiration?
In the media
On our blog: 'There is still social mobility, it’s just that most of it is downward'
'Interview with Duncan Exley' in The Sociology Show
'Warning on the segregation of school students and the risk to business' in the Sydney Morning Herald
'The Great Depression destroyed the life chances of future generations – the corona crash will do the same for us' in the Independent
'“Only a mutually supportive nation is a socially mobile nation”: David Lammy on The End of Aspiration' in New Statesman
'Rebuilding the British dream' in Bright Blue
'Campaigning charities dominated by privileged people, new book claims' in Third Sector
'Why failing to tackle UK’s social mobility woes could be political suicide for major parties' in Yorkshire Post
'The End of Aspiration? Social Mobility and Our Children’s Fading Prospects' in Sociological Studies Research Themes
Why is it getting harder to secure a job that matches our qualifications, buy a home of our own and achieve financial stability?
Underprivileged people have always faced barriers, but people from middle-income families are increasingly more likely to slide down the social scale than climb up.
Duncan Exley, former Director of the Equality Trust, draws on expert research and real life experiences – including from an actor, a politician, a billionaire entrepreneur and a surgeon – to issue a wake-up call to break through segregated opportunity. He offers a manifesto to reboot our prospects and benefit all.
Duncan Exley is the former Director of the Equality Trust, a charity founded by the authors of The Spirit Level (Penguin, second edition 2010) to address economic inequality in the UK. A former student of economic and social history, he has had a long career in leading campaigning organisations and projects that use research to change government policy and corporate practice.
Despite being the son of a shop assistant and a ‘pit electrician’, Duncan has been described as part of ‘the establishment’. He tweets as @Duncan_Exley.
Introduction: What the hell am I doing here?;
The Great Meritocracy: How socially mobile is the UK?;
Do life-chances begin at birth?;
Early Years;
School years;
Choosing a path;
Higher education (formal and informal);
Getting a job;
Career Progression;
Work versus wealth;
Does social mobility matter?;
Conclusion.
