Bills, David B., 1953-

The sociology of education and work / David B. Bills. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. - xi, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-237)and indexes.

Education and work: establishing some terrain -- Schooling and socioeconomic success: establishing their relationship -- Two models of the relationships between education and work -- Is the U.S. a meritocratic or a credentialist society? -- Education and work in the post-industrial society -- Demographic booms and busts, aging, and the new cultural diversity -- The transformation of the high school, the coming of mass higher education, and the youth labor market -- The possibilities of a learning society -- The future of education and work.

0631223622 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780631223627 (hardback : alk. paper) 0631223630 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780631223634 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Education--Social aspects--United States.
Work--Social aspects--United States.
Educational sociology--United States.

LC 191.4 / .B54 2004