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French Case
- Highly standardized at national level
- moderate level of stratification of secondary education (academic vs. vocational)
- medium vocational specificity of secondary education
- France = organizational space not occupational status
Baccalaureate
- Major expansion has happened, in part due to vocational bac.
French Labor Market
- Permanent contract "the norm"
- Strong protection for insiders, and little protection for outsiders
- High youth unemployment
Is there a direct effect of class background on class position? Yes -- on first job and current job, and occupational prestige.
Has direct effect of class background increased over time?
Yes -- have some support that it has increased over time.
From 1993 to 2003 - no decline in direct effect of class origin, some signs of increase, particularly those for from upper service class; tertiary education accords access to highest positions less systematically today than in the past. Tertiary education still protects from beloging to working class.
DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.
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