Solving Inequality by Acculturating the Poor? Mexican Elites' (Un)Faltering Adherence to Education Under Changing Social and Political Conditions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice Krozer (0000-0003-4749-4346, Center of Sociological Studies, El Colegio de México, México, corresponding author), Alonso Pi (0000-0001-8523-0996, Center of Sociological Studies, El Colegio de México, México) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027642251314632 |
| OpenAlex | W4407383649 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
In this article, we analyze the representations of education that Mexican economic elites uphold. Our objective is to know if such representations have changed after the impact of two shocks: on the one hand, the discursive change of the federal government in matters of social policy after the arrival of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the presidency of Mexico; on the other hand, the effects of the transition to a virtual learning modality during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we are interested in investigating how elites understand the role of education within a national context marked by high poverty, little social mobility, and deep social inequality. Given that existing literature has understood educational institutions as both an enabler of overall social mobility and a tool for elite reproduction, we analyze elites' consideration of education and their own role in it as a solution to pressing social problems and as a reproductive factor. We find their narratives to hold in essence but change in tone with the shocks unfolding
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Social inequality · Sociology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · School Choice and Performance
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| Highly cited | No |