SOCI 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter Khan : Meritocracy, Analog Science Fiction And Fact, Human Capital
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Paul(cid:859)s had lo(cid:374)g (cid:271)ee(cid:374) ho(cid:373)e to the so(cid:272)ial elite of the nation. League schools that his classmates would be attending: t. His increasing awareness of inequality: why was elite schooling like a birthright for some. It has happened not only in our schools, but also in our political and economic life from 1967 to 2008, average american households saw their earnings increase about 25%. However, the incomes of the richest 5% of households increased. While they look more open to us, this is in no small part because to us openness means diversity, and diversity means race. But class matters: put simply, lots of rich kids go to college. Few poor ones do: one of the best predictors of your earnings is your level of education; attending an elite educational institution increases your wages even further. Schooling matters for wealth: who is at elite schools seems to have shifted.
