The Credential Society¶
Collins, R. (2019). The Credential Society: An Historical Sociology of Education and Stratification. Academic Press.
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- Credential inflation. Roles that once required no degree now require one, and roles that required a bachelor's now require a master's, without corresponding skill changes — a positional arms race in credential acquisition.
This sourceFoundational analysis of credential inflation as a positional arms race in which jobs demand ever-higher degrees without corresponding skill change.
- Credential inflation. Roles that once required no degree now require one, and roles that required a bachelor's now require a master's, without corresponding skill changes — a positional arms race in credential acquisition.
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