Professor Lee Elliot Major and Dr Anne-Marie Sim from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social preview their new book about social mobility in this blog post
University of Exeter News
“You can learn how to speak, but you might never feel completely yourself.”
This remark, from an executive in a top-tier firm, captures a tension we heard repeatedly while researching our book 'Cracking the Class Code'.
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Drawing on research for 'Cracking the Class Code', Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim argue that success in elite workplaces is shaped not only by talent and hard work but also by hidden class-based cultural norms that influence who is seen as credible, authentic and deserving of advancement.