As Others See Us : Schooling and Social Mobility in Scotland and the United States (Paperback)

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Scotland: a meritelective system?; 2. Comparison of Scotland with England and Wales; 3. Comparison of Scotland with the United States; 4. IQ + effort = merit; 5. The institutions of managed meritelection; 6. Was selection carried out fairly?; 7. Meanings of key terms; 8. Does deprivation affect life chances?; 9. Market situation; 10. Intelligence and occupational mobility; 11. Intelligence and vertical mobility; 12. Scottish society; 13. Understanding other people's norms; 14. Merit or desert?; Notes; References; Index.