The Class Ceiling, with Sam Friedman

The phrase ‘glass ceiling’ was coined by the American writer and management consultant, Marilyn Loden, to describe the barriers preventing women from progressing to senior positions in their careers. The sociologists Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison have introduced the phrase ‘class ceiling’ to describe the barriers preventing those from working-class backgrounds from progressing in their careers. In their book, The Class Ceiling: Why it pays to be privileged, Friedman and Laurison have found that even when those from working-class backgrounds making it into prestigious jobs, they earn around 16% less than their colleagues from more privileged backgrounds. So why is this the case? And what can be done to shatter the glass ceiling?

Hamza King sits down with Sam Friedman to discuss social class. Sam is a Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of 'The Class Ceiling: Why it pays to be privileged' (2019).

➡️ Sam Friedman: https://www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/people/sam-friedman

➡️ The Class Ceiling: Why it pays to be privileged (2019): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Class-Ceiling-Why-Pays-Privileged/dp/1447336100/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1172080440253424&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LGJkE6QyHOX2HqDiPK9ARR7XbT8QdevK1k4vtTENekAQaCn2RE71dRFOW5n2XzJihPXkG7da-jMzwPMQwBe6NQ.BftXJSWRaSfgWxjNqPKxiD72VSWEvKo_UZLtGRaY3J4&dib_tag=se&hvadid=73255254395366&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=41471&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-73255255115703%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=24458_2219271&keywords=the+class+ceiling+sam+friedman&msclkid=35a0eb46668117d2a3318d884b91c196&qid=1724787991&sr=8-1

➡️ 'Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite' (2024): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Rule-Making-Remaking-British/dp/0674257715

0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Why did you decide the work on social class?
5:49 - What is your book trying to accomplish?
8:42 - What is social class?
13:04 - Are privilege deflection and code switching harmful?
18:07 - Why do middle-class people progress further in their careers?
23:53 - How does corporate culture advantage those from privileged backgrounds?
29:48 - How can we shatter the class ceiling?
35:50 - Is social mobility desirable for individuals and society?
38:51 - Outro

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