Pedigree how elite students get elite jobs pdf download

Management and Organizations. Overview Fingerprint. Abstract Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Other files and links Link to publication in Scopus. Link to the citations in Scopus. Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Pedigree: How elite students get elite jobs'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. View full fingerprint.

Challenging our most cherished beliefs about college as a great equalizer and the job market as a level playing field, Pedigree exposes the class biases built into American notions about the best and the brightest, and shows how social status plays a significant role in determining who reaches the top of the economic ladder.

But read it carefully and it becomes something far more useful—a guide on how to join the global elite. This insider study shows how the top investment banks, law firms, and consulting companies hire only from a double handful of leading universities, law schools, and business schools.

This significant sociological study will also likely be read as a how-to manual. Those interested in the sociology of culture, in labor markets, and in elites and stratification will find Rivera's book necessary reading. This eye-opening book exposes how the American elite keep the best jobs for themselves. Rivera's thoughtful ethnographic observations illuminate exactly how social class matters, and how the display of cultural skills can be crucial for job seekers to gain access to elite positions.

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Author information RiveraLauren A. Armstrong, coauthor of Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality " Pedigree sets a new standard of rigor for qualitative social-science research. Book Pedigree Lauren A. Rivera Rivera, L. Rivera, Lauren A..