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: | 978-0-231-19235-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
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.