Halsey: Origins and Destinations - Education

Question 1

What did Halsey examine?

Answer 1

The social class origins and educational destinations of a large sample of men.

Question 2

What were the three groups that Halsey divided the respondents, based on their father’s occupation?

Answer 2

• The service class (for example, high grade professionals)
• The intermediate class (for example, clerical workers)
• The working class (for example, manual workers in industry)

Question 3

What did Halsey find in her examinations?

Answer 3

That a boy from the service class, compared to a working-class boy, was 4 time more likely to be at school at 16, 8 times more likely at 17, and 10 times more likely at 18. He was 11 time more likely to go to university than a working-class boy.