Degree Generation
The Making of Unequal Graduate Lives

By (author) Tony Hoare,Harriet Bradley,Ann-Marie Bathmaker,Richard Waller,Nicola Ingram,Jessie Abrahams,Laura Bentley,Vanda Papafilippou

ISBN13: 9781529208849

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Publisher: Bristol University Press

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Published: 22/06/2023

Availability: Available

Description
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.
1. Graduate Success and Graduate Lives 2. Moving on Up: Researching the Lives and Careers of Young Graduates 3. London Calling: Being Mobile and Mobilizing Capitals 4. ‘There’s No Place Like Home’: Graduate Mobilities and Spatial Belonging 5. Jobs for the Boys? Gender, Capital and Male-Dominated Fields 6. Intersections of Class and Gender in the Making of ‘Top Boys’ in the Finance Sector 7. Following Dreams and Temporary Escapes: The Impacts of Cruel Optimism 8. Lucky Breaks? Unplanned Graduate Pathways and Fateful Outcomes 9. Conclusion: The Making of Graduate Lives
  • Social issues & processes
  • Sociology
  • Higher & further education, tertiary education
  • Social mobility
  • General (US: Trade)
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