Elias, Peter and Purcell, Kate (2012) Higher Education and Social Background. In: Understanding society : findings 2012. Colchester: Institute for Social and Economic Research, pp. 23-24. ISBN 9781858711638

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Abstract

Understanding Society: Findings 2012 paints a complex and fascinating portrait of a society suffering the effects of the deepest recession since the early 1990s and in which young people have been hard hit.

Published in February 2012, it draws mainly on information gathered during the first two years of the survey (2009-2010), including some early glimpses at the longitudinal information from households which have completed two interviews.

Findings include:
- People, particularly men, rely heavily on their partners or wives for social support
- The UK is much more diverse in its population make-up than was previously believed
- Young people are, on the whole, well-behaved and happy
- Policies to widen access to higher education appear to have failed
- Perceived employment discrimination among ethnic minorities is extremely low

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Education, Higher -- Great Britain, Social mobility, Social classes -- Great Britain, Occupations , Professions
Publisher:	Institute for Social and Economic Research
Place of Publication:	Colchester
ISBN:	9781858711638
Book Title:	Understanding society : findings 2012
Official Date:	February 2012
Dates:	Date Event February 2012 Published
Number of Pages:	2
Page Range:	pp. 23-24
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Great Britain. Department for Education, Great Britain. Department for Transport (DfT), Great Britain. Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government, Scotland. Scottish Government, Wales. Welsh Assembly Government, Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Great Britain. Food Standards Agency (FSA), Great Britain. Office for National Statistics, Great Britain. Department of Health (DoH)
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