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... degree was a passport to elite status ; now half the high school gradu- ates are going on to college , and there isn't room in the elite , by definition , for what is close to half the population . Back in 1949 , economist Seymour ...
... degree was a passport to elite status ; now half the high school gradu- ates are going on to college , and there isn't room in the elite , by definition , for what is close to half the population . Back in 1949 , economist Seymour ...
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... degree demands when labor is plentiful is not surprising . As pointed out in Chapter One , the diploma does serve the function of helping the per- sonnel office sort out a horde of otherwise similar applicants . Undoubtedly that is why ...
... degree demands when labor is plentiful is not surprising . As pointed out in Chapter One , the diploma does serve the function of helping the per- sonnel office sort out a horde of otherwise similar applicants . Undoubtedly that is why ...
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... degree worth- less as a passport to the elite . If diplomaism is to be over- come , the college degree must be stripped of its prestige . That means we must find alternate routes to the best jobs that America has to offer , in status as ...
... degree worth- less as a passport to the elite . If diplomaism is to be over- come , the college degree must be stripped of its prestige . That means we must find alternate routes to the best jobs that America has to offer , in status as ...
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