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那些享有特權、領取身世紅利的人，總在你以為可以翻身的時候阻止你。‧即使同領域的工作，勞工階級仍比富家子弟平均少賺16％薪資‧出身中高階級家庭，未來成為醫生的機率，是勞工階級的12倍 即便宣稱「人人平等、用人惟才」的現代民主社會，階級也從未消失，機會、所得不均狀況仍無所不在。 近幾十年，即使官方不斷宣稱「階級已死」，但階級不僅沒死，尤其在高社經地位的行業中甚至出現「階級天花板」現象：勞工階層出身者，比擁有富裕背景的人，更難進入需高階專業的「菁英職業」，且薪資差距更是明顯。 本書作者山姆•弗里曼、丹尼爾•勞瑞森為了探究此現象，訪談了會計師、建築師、電視製作人、演員等最具封閉性的菁英行業之工作者，揭露他們怎麼運用既有的財富、知識、人脈等優勢，阻礙出身弱勢者向上流動的機會。 全書首先指出菁英職業多由家境優渥者掌控，並探討「收入不平等」的原因；接著以實際訪談佐證，說明特權階級如何承襲或運用父母的資源；此外也研究檯面下的舉薦制度等職場潛規則；最後提出10項行動建議，協助企業打破階級天花板，創造更公平的環境，包括：檢視企業是否因種族、性別、經濟等因素排斥雇用某些族群；或是雇主如何以客觀明確的指標為給薪標準，而非依據員工的出身背景。各方讚譽「一本具里程碑意義的著作……毫無疑問是一本受到布迪厄啟發的最新作品，針對社會流動的討論內容範圍最廣、挑戰尺度也最大。」──《社會學》雜誌Sociology 「……揭開了我們以為『任人唯才』的迷思之真相。」──《國家報》the National 「彙整了大量的資料、分析與閱歷，以便於閱讀與理解的方式呈現……不但讓那些擁護唯才是用體制的啦啦隊，益發難以否認始終存在於職場與社會生活中的階級偏見，也─—至關重要地─—提供了終結這些狀況的方法。」──《新人文主義者》New Humanist 「毫無疑問，這是二十年來針對英國社會流動的一本最出色的研究著作。弗里曼與勞瑞森運用精彩的混合研究設計，追溯出了階級特權在推動職涯發展的過程中，所產生的深遠影響，而這樣的影響，在當前知識經濟體制下講究高效活力的產業當中，竟然依舊存在。每一個認為英國是個唯才是用社會的人，都需要本書的醍醐灌頂。」──倫敦政經學院 麥克．薩瓦吉（Mike Savage） 「構思縝密的重要研究，為社會流動作出了重要的

The glass ceiling that women and minorities struggle to break through in their careers is widely acknowledged. Yet a barrier that is just as strong, but little known, faces people from disadvantaged c

Why working-class Americans almost never become politicians, what that means for democracy, and what reformers can do about itWhy are Americans governed by the rich? Millionaires make up only three pe

A veteran Congressional analyst's exposae of the irrational and dysfunctional dealings that have come to define Washington politics, based on an article he wrote upon resigning after the debt ceiling

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. Here comes trouble!Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're going to spend a WHOLE WEEK learning all about space.How COSMIC is that?!Trouble is, SPACE FEVER follows Daisy back home too. And turning your bedroom ceiling into the universe isn't that easy. Even with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, superglue, and your best friend to help .. . If you love this DAISY adventure, look out for more including DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH CHOCOLATE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SCHOOL TRIPS!

When Katie sees toy bats hanging from the ceiling of class 4A, she thinks they?re Halloween decorations until Mr. G shows up and explains the class is going to study nocturnal animals. A visit to the