The Degree Generation
eBook - ePub

The Degree Generation

The Making of Unequal Graduate Lives

  1. 212 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Degree Generation

The Making of Unequal Graduate Lives

About this book

What are the challenges for the current generation of graduate millennials? The role of universities and the changing nature of the graduate labour market are constantly in the news, but less is known about the experiences of those going through it.

This book traces the transition to the graduate labour market of a cohort of middle-class and working-class young people who were tracked through seven years of their undergraduate and post-graduation lives.

Using personal stories and voices, the book provides fascinating insights into the group's experience of graduate employment and how their life-course transitions are shaped by their social backgrounds and education. Critically evaluating current government and university policies, it shows the attitudes and values of this generation towards their hopes and aspirations on employment, political attitudes and cultural practices.

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Yes, you can access The Degree Generation by Nicola Ingram,Ann-Marie Bathmaker,Jessie Abrahams,Laura Bentley,Harriet Bradley,Tony Hoare,Vanda Papafilippou,Richard Waller in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Higher Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781529208870
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Higher Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Tables
  6. About the Authors
  7. Foreword by Sam Friedman
  8. 1 Graduate Success and Graduate Lives
  9. 2 Moving on Up: Researching the Lives and Careers of Young Graduates
  10. 3 London Calling: Being Mobile and Mobilizing Capitals
  11. 4 ‘There’s No Place Like Home’: Graduate Mobilities and Spatial Belonging
  12. 5 Jobs for the Boys? Gender, Capital and Male-Dominated Fields
  13. 6 Intersections of Class and Gender in the Making of ‘Top Boys’ in the Finance Sector
  14. 7 Following Dreams and Temporary Escapes: The Impacts of Cruel Optimism
  15. 8 Lucky Breaks? Unplanned Graduate Pathways and Fateful Outcomes
  16. 9 Conclusion: The Making of Graduate Lives
  17. Appendix
  18. Index