TY - BOOK AU - Naudet,Jules AU - George,Renuka TI - Stepping into the elite : trajectories of social achievement in India, France, and the United States SN - 9780199487240 AV - HN440.S65 N3813 2018 U1 - 305.513 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - Social mobility KW - France KW - Case studies KW - United States KW - India KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - fast N1 - Translation of: Entrer dans l'élite; Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. One; Theoretical and Methodological Milestones --; 1; Redefining the Analytical Framework of the Experience of Social Mobility --; 2; Comparing the Experience of Social Mobility in France, the United States, and India --; pt. Two; National Specificities of the Experience of Social Mobility --; 3; Succeeding without Betraying: Caste and Counter-Cultural Challenges of Social Mobility in India --; 4; Unquestioned Success: Class, Race, and Meritocracy in the United States --; 5; Mobility Haunted by Class: Etiquette, Distinction, and Hierarchies in France --; 6; National Specificities: Defining the Background of Origin; Also available as an e-book ER -