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Access to higher education in Britain is still confined to a relatively small proportion of the population, and the existence of social inequalities is unmistakable. There have, nevertheless, been important changes in the last 30 years. There has been a considerable expansion of provision, with changes in the method of financing students. This has been accompanied by a marked reduction in gender inequality as women have taken up a larger proportion of available places. However, the changes in class inequalities are more problematic and more difficult to assess. It is this question that we address here.
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Marsh, C., Blackburn, R.M. (1992). Class Differences in Access to Higher Education in Britain. In: Burrows, R., Marsh, C. (eds) Consumption and Class. Explorations in Sociology.. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21725-0_10
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