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Pedigree how elite students get elite jobs

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. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investment banks, consulting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rivera, Lauren A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock Princeton University Press 2016, ©2015
Subjects:
Sozialwissenschaften / Soziologie / Sozialstruktur, Soziales Leben, Bevölkerung, Sozialanthropologie
Elite (social Sciences) / United States
Social Sciences / Sociology / Social Structures, Social Interaction, Population, Social Anthropology
Entry-level Employment
College Graduates / Employment / United States
Employee Selection / United States
Social Mobility
Upper Class / Employment / United States
Economics / Sociological Aspects
Employment (economic Theory) / Social Aspects
Social Classes
United States
Online Access:
Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Entering the elite
  • The playing field
  • The pitch
  • The paper
  • Setting the stage for interviews
  • Beginning the interview: finding a fit
  • Continuing the interview: the candidate's story
  • Concluding the interview: the final acts
  • Talking it out: deliberating merit
  • Social reconstruction
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Who Is elite?
  • Appendix B. Methodological details
  • Appendix C. List of interviews.

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