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Jun 2021
32m 14s

FreshEd #244 – Transnational Class Forma...

FreshEd with Will Brehm
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Elite schools help reproduce the capitalist class. The sons and daughters of the wealthy go to elite schools to gain networks and receive education that helps maintain their social status in the future. My guest today, Karen Lillie, has looked at this process in an elite school in Switzerland that enrolls children from around the world. She finds that stud ... Show More
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