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Elite Tensions

Elite Tensions is a theoretical construct in the sociology of education that identifies the conflict arising between the principles of meritocratic access and institutional exclusivity within mass higher education systems.

73

Publications

6.4K

Citations

93

Authors

57

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

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Publications

73

The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power

Emmanuelle Saada, Pierre Bourdıeu, Lauretta Clough · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1998 · 962 citations

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The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power

Patrick McGovern, Pierre Bourdıeu · British Journal of Sociology · 1998 · 875 citations

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The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy.

Val Burris, Christopher Lasch · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 558 citations

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The Meritocracy Trap: How America’s Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite

Lene Mosegaard Søbjerg · Tidsskrift for Professionsstudier · 2020 · 390 citations · Full text

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Civilizational Incompetence: The Trap of Post-Communist Societies

Piotr Sztompka · Zeitschrift für Soziologie · 1993 · 239 citations · Full text

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Authors

93

  1. PB
    Pierre Bourdıeu

    Collège de France, France

    3 publications · 1.9K citations

    3

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  2. CL
    Christopher Lasch

    Brandeis University, United States

    3 publications · 729 citations

    3

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  3. LC
    Lauretta Clough

    2 publications · 1K citations

    2

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  4. RK
    Roger Kimball

    2 publications · 196 citations

    2

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  5. SH
    Seán Hanley

    Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

57

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    128 citations

  2. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    71 citations

  3. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    95 citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  5. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    73 citations

  8. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    179 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 395 citations

    5

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  2. Higher Education

    3 publications · 217 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of American History

    2 publications · 348 citations

    2

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  4. The Journal of Higher Education

    JHE · 2 publications · 264 citations

    2

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  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    2 publications · 1.5K citations

    2

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