About the author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. About the author viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. List of figures and tables x
6. List of abbreviations xi
7. Introduction: a personal reflection 1
8. one Why can’t education compensate for society? 11
9. two The history of class in education 29
10. three Working-class educational experiences 57
11. four Class in the classroom 75
12. five Social mobility: a problematic solution 101
13. six The middle and upper classes: getting the ‘best’ for your own child 131
14. seven Class feeling: troubling the soul and preying on the psyche 155
15. eight Conclusion 175
16. Epilogue: thinking through class 197
17. Notes 201
18. References 211
19. Index 231