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Corey Fah does social mobility : a novel / by Waidner, Isabel,author.(CARDINAL)866745;
"This is the story of Corey Fah, a writer who has hit the literary jackpot: their novel has just won the prize for the Fictionalization of Social Evils. But the actual trophy, and with it the funds, hovers peskily out of reach. Neon-beige, with UFO-like qualities, the elusive trophy leads Corey, with their partner Drew and eight-legged companion Bambi Pavok, on a spectacular quest through their childhood in the Forest and an unlikely stint on reality TV. Navigating those twin horrors, along with wormholes and time loops, Corey learns--the hard way--the difference between a prize and a gift. Following the Goldsmiths Prize-winning Sterling Karat Gold, Isabel Waidner's bold and buoyant new novel is about coming into one's own, the labor of love, the tendency of history to repeat itself, and what ensues when a large amount of cultural capital is suddenly deposited in a place it has never been before"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Gay fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Science fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Authors; Contests; Gay men; Quests (Expeditions); Reality television programs; Sexual minorities; Surrealism; Gay men.; LGBTQ+ people.; Sexual minorities.;
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Stratification and mobility / by Abrahamson, Mark.(CARDINAL)144745; Mizruchi, Ephraim H.(Ephraim Harold)(CARDINAL)121115; Hornung, Carlton A.(CARDINAL)215794;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Social classes.; Social mobility.; Social classes; Social mobility;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Social and cultural mobility. by Sorokin, Pitirim Aleksandrovich,1889-1968.(CARDINAL)121247;
Subjects: Sociology.; Social history.;
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The son also rises : surnames and the history of social mobility / by Clark, Gregory,1957-(CARDINAL)531902;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index.Preface -- Introduction: of ruling classes and underclasses : the laws of social mobility -- Social mobility by time and place -- Sweden : mobility achieved? -- The United States : land of opportunity -- Medieval England : mobility in the feudal age -- Modern England : the deep roots of the present -- A law of social mobility -- Nature versus nurture -- Testing the laws of mobility -- India : caste, endogamy, and mobility -- China and Taiwan : mobility after Mao -- Japan and Korea : social homogeneity and mobility -- Chile : mobility among the oligarchs -- The law of social mobility and family dynamics -- Protestants, Jews, gypsies, Muslims, and copts : exceptions to the law of mobility? -- Mobility anomalies -- The good society -- Is mobility too low? : mobility versus inequality -- Escaping downward social mobility -- Appendix 1: Measuring social mobility -- Appendix 2: Deriving social mobility rates from surname frequencies -- Appendix 3: Discovering the status of your surname lineage -- Data sources for figures and tables -- References -- Index.How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does this influence our children? More than we wish to believe! While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries. Using a novel technique -- tracking family names over generations to measure social mobility across countries and periods -- renowned economic historian Gregory Clark reveals that mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policies. The good news is that these patterns are driven by strong inheritance of abilities and lineage does not beget unwarranted advantage. The bad news is that much of our fate is predictable from lineage. Clark argues that since a greater part of our place in the world is predetermined, we must avoid creating winner-take-all societies. -- Taken from the book jacket.
Subjects: Social mobility;
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The memo : five rules for your economic liberation / by Bryant, John Hope,1966-author.(CARDINAL)666575;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-105) and index.
Subjects: Financial literacy.; Wealth.; Social mobility.; Entrepreneurship.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Poverty and progress; social mobility in a nineteenth century city. by Thernstrom, Stephan.(CARDINAL)123151;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 241-282)
Subjects: Social mobility;
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Happiness for all? : unequal hopes and lives in pursuit of the American dream / by Graham, Caro.;
Subjects: Equality; Social classes; Social mobility;
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Mobility tables / by Hout, Michael.(CARDINAL)172730;
Bibliography: pages 88-91.
Subjects: Occupational mobility; Social mobility;
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The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / by Wilkinson, Richard G.; Pickett, Kate.;
MARCIVE 01/05/10Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-297) and index.The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- Community life and social relations -- Mental health and drug use -- Physical health and life expectancy -- Obesity : wider income gaps, wider waists -- Educational performance -- Teenage births : recycling deprivation -- Violence : gaining respect -- Imprisonment and punishment -- Social mobility : unequal opportunities -- Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future.This eye-opening UK bestseller shows how one single factor--the gap between its richest and poorest members--can determine the health and well-being of a society. The authors also outline a new political outlook in which a shift from self-interested consumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable society is paramount.
Subjects: Equality.; Social mobility.; Quality of life.; Social policy.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Everybody rise [large print] by Clifford, Stephanie,author.(CARDINAL)548479;
"Money and class are colliding in a city that is about to go over a financial precipice and take much of the country with it. At 26, bright, funny and socially anxious Evelyn Beegan is determined to carve her own path in life and free herself from the influence of her social-climbing mother, who propelled her through prep school and onto the Upper East Side. Evelyn has long felt like an outsider to her privileged peers, but when she gets a job at a social network aimed at the elite, she's forced to embrace them. Recruiting new members for the site, Evelyn steps into a promised land of Adirondack camps, Newport cottages and Southampton clubs thick with socialites and Wall Streeters. Despite herself, Evelyn finds the lure of belonging intoxicating, and starts trying to pass as old money herself. When her father, a crusading class-action lawyer, is indicted for bribery, Evelyn must contend with her own family's downfall as she keeps up appearances in her new life, grasping with increasing desperation as the ground underneath her begins to give way. Bracing, hilarious and often poignant, Stephanie Clifford's debut offers a thoroughly modern take on classic American themes - money, ambition, family, friendship - and on the universal longing to fit in"--
Subjects: Fiction.; Large print books.; Social mobility; Upper class; Young women;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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