Social differentiation and higher education: The French case

Presented is a historical review of the differences in French educational institutions & the relationship between these differences & occupational placement & SS in society. It is argued that as higher education has become available to all levels of society, the horizontal forces are sti...

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Published in:Comparative education review 1981-10, Vol.25 (3), p.353-368
Main Author: Millot, Benoit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Berechtigungswesen
Bildungssystem
Bourgeois
Colleges and universities
Difference/Differences/Differential/ Differentials/ Differentiation
Education/Educational/Educator/ Educators/ Educationally
Educational sciences
Elementary schools
Elitism
France
France/French
Frankreich
Geschichte (Histor)
Higher education
Hochschule
Medical sciences
Occupation/Occupations/Occupational
Secondary education
Secondary schools
Social groups
Social inequalities, socio-economical deprived
Social status
Sociology of education
Universities
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Summary:Presented is a historical review of the differences in French educational institutions & the relationship between these differences & occupational placement & SS in society. It is argued that as higher education has become available to all levels of society, the horizontal forces are still at work to guarantee social differentiation. A review of French educational history from the pre-Revolutionary period to the post-WWII era showing the rising educational level of the entire populace also shows increasing differentiation among institutions; the latter-day onset of higher education for all, analyzed within elitist, vocational, internal-reproductive, & socializing sectors, has had little effect on changing the elite composition of top positions in the national government or in industry or education. Through maintaining the differentiating power of educational institutions, & in spite of the great growth of facilities of higher education, the social elite of France have kept themselves in charge of the French government & state for generations. D. Dunseath.
ISSN:0010-4086
1545-701X
DOI:10.1086/446236