Unequal Pathways through American Universities
- Fabian T. Pfeffer and Sara Goldrick-Rab
- Discussion Paper
- 2011
Inequality describes the extent to which resources or outcomes (e.g., income, wealth, consumption, health, education) are similarly or unevenly distributed among individuals, groups, populations, or societies. Mobility refers to the frequency with which individuals, groups, or populations within a society change social or economic position in areas such as income, wealth, education, occupation, and the like.