For almost 50 years, Goldthorpe has been the preeminent expert in social mobility, and his public prominence has risen with the heat in that debate. In a 2014 paper, the Oxford academic put forward the idea that modern graduates—for the first time—have less opportunity for social advancement than their parents.
Further reading:
Room at the topJonathan Derbyshire talks to Goldthorpe about social mobility.
Class war is back again – and British politicians are running scaredClass conflict is breaking out everywhere, observes Andrew Anthony after reading Goldthorpe's report.
